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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

Mr Jones made a speech that was amplified through a public address system to the crowd.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

The public address system played the Beatles’ “Strawberry Fields Forever.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2024

Crew chief Scott Foster announced over the public address system that Porter’s contact was “marginal.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2024

During the next hour, we listened as gallery letters were called over B-block’s public address system, which squawked so unintelligibly.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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