Common collocations
| information | collect information | phone information |
Both words in one sentence
- During the phone wars of the early-to-mid-1990s (comperable to the Computer Wars or Cable/Satellite Mudslinging of today) two competing collect call services were 1-800-COLLECT and 1-800-CALL-ATT.
Source: Phone Word - If you collect enough dead drops you eventually come across one of a phone call made by Kessler to the courier service Cole worked for.
Source: The Chosen One -
There was another episode from the same decade that had Arthur lost downtown, and unable to reach home since he had no money for a pay phone (and apparently didn't know how to call collect).
Source: Technology Marches On
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