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intercom

[in-ter-kom] / ˈɪn tərˌkɒm /
NOUN
walkie-talkie
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Wright used the doorbell camera's remote intercom function to instruct the group how to enter the house and they were able to pull her to safety.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Guests need to prearrange entrances or exits, or buzz an intercom during those hours.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

There’s the front door intercom panel, a pair of embossed leather club chairs and, fatefully, Mr Big’s Peloton water bottle.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

Each room is equipped with an intercom to contact guards if needed.

From Barron's Mar. 17, 2026

But the intercom never came back to life, and as soon as the bell rang, Toby ran to the office.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

Rob Jackson, a passenger on the flight, told the New York Times it had been a normal journey until the descent process began and the fight attendants' intercoms repeatedly started going off.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2024

The intercoms were inoperable, the crew reduced to using megaphones to direct passengers.

From Seattle Times Jan. 12, 2024

“Here we have sprinklers and intercoms with fire alarms in the apartments. I feel much safer,” she said.

From New York Times Feb. 4, 2022

For the first few days, we had to speak with a glass door between us, using intercoms, like a bad prison movie.

From Washington Post Dec. 11, 2020

Back when they had been installed in the 1940s—over thirty years after the house itself had been built in 1909—the intercoms had probably all worked.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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