intercom

Though the intercom button is intended for use in emergencies, inmates were using it “for pretty much any reason to get the deputies’ attention,” according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Getting in the car with my husband and driving down here, I was talking to them through the doorbell intercom.

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

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

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

Miss Carol could have called the janitor on the intercom.

From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake

This month, the security company Verkada, which sells cameras, alarms and intercoms, announced it raised capital at a $5.8 billion valuation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

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 district is also adding intercoms and cameras at school entryways.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2022

“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

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