phone book
noun
: a book that lists the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the people and businesses in a certain area
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The February document dump from the Justice Department included references to Trump in Epstein’s phone book and his name was also mentioned in flight logs for Epstein’s private plane.
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Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Another story that had long gone around was that Michael landed on Keaton from the phone book.
—Katie Labovitz, People.com, 22 July 2025
The first service available on Minitel was an electronic phone book, or annuaire électronique.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 June 2017
D'Amato spent a portion of his speech reading from the District of Columbia phone book.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
One of the pages even contained President Trump’s name, having been listed in Epstein’s phone book.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The list of additional missing names would fill a phone book.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Hilton found the source of the flurries in the phone book.
—Gabrielle Calise, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
It’s layered like lasagna, lead-heavy as an old-school phone book and straight-up delicious.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
Another story that had long gone around was that Michael landed on Keaton from the phone book.
—Katie Labovitz, People.com, 22 July 2025
The first service available on Minitel was an electronic phone book, or annuaire électronique.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 June 2017
D'Amato spent a portion of his speech reading from the District of Columbia phone book.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
One of the pages even contained President Trump’s name, having been listed in Epstein’s phone book.
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
The list of additional missing names would fill a phone book.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Hilton found the source of the flurries in the phone book.
—Gabrielle Calise, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2024
It’s layered like lasagna, lead-heavy as an old-school phone book and straight-up delicious.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Phone book.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone%20book. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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