peephole
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If you’re home alone or with family members and you hear a knock at the door, check the window, security camera or peephole so you can identify whether ICE agents are outside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025
He then heard a second, "very aggressive knock" but did not see anyone when he looked through the peephole.
From BBC ● May 9, 2024
The door was not equipped with a peephole, so Rehn couldn’t see who was demanding she open up.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2023
A series of knocks rattled his apartment door one day last fall, and Maksim peered through the peephole to see two soldiers in uniform.
From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2023
The peephole had been useless for a good forty years.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
Leidos told Congress in December it would install peepholes on dorm room doors, limit access to master keys that could open multiple bedrooms, and give teams in the field an extra satellite phone.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2023
A suspended walkway traverses the entire space, with peepholes at a child’s height punctuating its low, translucent walls.
From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022
I’ve dropped off gallons of chicken soup to sick friends’ homes, trying to assess their breathing levels through peepholes.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2022
And while they didn't find any peepholes in the buildings they studied, they did find some hidden stairs.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2022
“He can’t be using the peepholes anymore,” said Maria.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
