intercom
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The cellmate “tried to press intercom again to summon help, and it just kept ringing and ringing.”
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
The intercom turns itself off, and I push the button to reactivate it.
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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
Another was instituting efficiencies at Buckingham Palace, originally bought by his and Elizabeth’s ancestor George III. Philip had intercoms installed, for example, to obviate the need for messengers.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2021
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
“Safer, do you really think that anyone who isn’t us is standing around in front of their intercoms pressing the Talk button?”
From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead
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