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
A few minutes later, Fortson heard a louder knock but didn’t see anyone when he looked through the peephole, Crump said, citing the woman’s account.
From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024
“An American Tail,” a positive review in The Minneapolis Star Tribune said, “offers a peephole into a past that doesn’t seem so far away.”
From New York Times ● May 21, 2023
I wondered if Vega was in his room, playing quiet, when I rang, or even if he had come to the door and eyeballed me through the peephole.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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
There were two peepholes inside the airlock— with yellow eyes pressed to them.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
