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public address system

[puhb-lik-uh-dres] / ˈpʌb lɪk əˈdrɛs /
NOUN
loudspeaker
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Not long ago, the Diamondbacks paused a game for a moment to announce over the public address system that Vargas had been named the National League player of the month for April.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

"We are seeing the rise of the turquoise tide," he told supporters, who had been summoned to the hall three hours earlier than expected over the Birmingham venue's public address system.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

Occasionally, a voice would boom out from the public address system, calling applicants by last name: Saldana.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

Julio Rodriguez stood on first base with his hands in the air in disbelief as home plate umpire Bill Miller’s voice rang through the public address system of T-Mobile Park.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

The public address system blared a slow number, and counting systematically to herself, Jean Louise danced through it with only one mistake.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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