peephole
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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
"I was making breakfast when the doorbell rang. I looked through the peephole but didn't see anybody. I opened the door and there he was, lying on the mat," a visibly upset Lopez told reporters.
From Reuters ● Oct. 20, 2022
A Come Tees design is a peephole into Sombreuil’s mind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
Jule forced down panic as she looked through the peephole.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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Visitors can interact with the exhibition by looking through peepholes to find photographs that tell a story.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
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
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
We lived separated by thick doors with several bolts, windows with iron grates, peepholes.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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