988
AmericanEtymology
Origin of 988
First recorded in 2022
Example Sentences
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You can connect with people who want to listen and support you by calling or texting 988 in the US and Canada, or by calling 111 in the UK.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The sessions were voluntary, and their recordings were placed in the online library of continuing education materials available to all 988 counselors.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
People have contacted the service roughly 25 million times since July 2022, when the previous 10-digit telephone number officially converted to the shorter and more memorable 988.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Readers in the US and Canada can call the 988 suicide helpline or visit its website.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
His march on Denmark did not take place in 988 as Snorri calculates, but late in the autumn of 974.
From The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) by Hearn, Ethel Harriet
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