megaphone
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When he arrived at around 8:30 a.m., a police officer was on a megaphone announcing that the shop wouldn’t be opening, that no watches would be sold, and requesting that the crowd disperse.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
“Stay out of the street. You will not block traffic today,” an officer said through a megaphone.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
"Keep moving, don't gather in a crowd, don't block the way for other citizens," a police officer said through a megaphone.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
The days of the superstar columnist with the biggest megaphone in town were long gone, but the section remained tremendous.
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2026
They shot pictures of Bull Connor running around shouting into his megaphone like a well-seasoned war general . . . fighting an army of laughing, dancing children.
From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry
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