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intercom

[in-ter-kom] / ˈɪn tərˌkɒm /
NOUN
walkie-talkie
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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 red brick building that houses the apartment is also home to 26 other units and offers several high-end communal amenities, including an elevator, laundry room, and video intercom entry.

From MarketWatch Feb. 4, 2026

A recent one consisted of a close-up of one of those vents above your airplane seat that regulates air circulation while the plane’s captain welcomes the viewer to “ICE Air” over the intercom.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 8, 2025

Chief Crowe’s voice booms over the intercom before I can answer.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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

With each of these devices, you can watch a live video feed, receive motion alerts and talk to people via two-way audio intercoms.

From Seattle Times Dec. 19, 2022

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

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




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