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walkie-talkie

[waw-kee-taw-kee] / ˈwɔ kiˈtɔ ki /
NOUN
handheld transmitter and receiver
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The Chinese require a formal diplomatic note, submitted well in advance, for every firearm and walkie-talkie the U.S. wishes to bring in.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

"I went to a Jewish school. My children went to the same Jewish school I did. You know, every parent there does security -- you stand outside the school with a walkie-talkie," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025

“If he’s grabbing the walkie-talkie, it’s something important.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2025

They called in a detection van from the Post Office in an attempt to trace the walkie-talkie signal.

From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2024

Zach is on his walkie-talkie, and we are both running toward the voice.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

Sales of walkie-talkies from Russia’s main online retailer have risen 73% in the past month, according to business newspaper Kommersant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

Fuad Farhat, 55, from the area's Bab Touma district, was supervising the deployment of several unarmed, black-clad Christian men with walkie-talkies in front of the churches.

From Barron's ● Dec. 24, 2025

They had parked in the back of the facility, and they had walkie-talkies.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

Perales bought a pair of walkie-talkies so he could communicate with his daughter on breaks and in between classes.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025

He hadn’t given them ordinary walkie-talkies because he didn’t want anybody listening to the talk, especially the news media, who might make a tape recording of the chatter.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston


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