: one that pages
especially
: a small radio receiver that beeps, vibrates, or flashes to alert the user to an incoming message which is usually displayed on a small screen
: one having or covering a specified number or kind of pages
—used in combination
her essay was a 15-pager
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Serge Schmemann, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Hezbollah largely eschewed cell phones and other technology after a September 2024 Israeli attack in which thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded near-simultaneously, killing dozens of people.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 12 Apr. 2026
Katz called Wednesday’s strikes the largest blow against Hezbollah since the attack that caused pagers used by hundreds of its members to explode almost simultaneously in September 2024.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Separately, the Washington Post published a story on Wednesday documenting how Szijjarto stressed to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that Hungary was not involved in the Israeli operation to detonate pagers held by members of Hamas in 2024.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Orbán’s stance on the Iran war, however, is unclear, especially after The Washington Post reported Wednesday that Hungary offered to help Iran in 2024 after Israel caused thousands of pagers belonging to Hezbollah, Iran’s Lebanese proxy, to explode.
—Serge Schmemann, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026
Hezbollah largely eschewed cell phones and other technology after a September 2024 Israeli attack in which thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded near-simultaneously, killing dozens of people.
—Lauren Frayer, NPR, 12 Apr. 2026
Katz called Wednesday’s strikes the largest blow against Hezbollah since the attack that caused pagers used by hundreds of its members to explode almost simultaneously in September 2024.
—Kareem Chehayeb, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Separately, the Washington Post published a story on Wednesday documenting how Szijjarto stressed to Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that Hungary was not involved in the Israeli operation to detonate pagers held by members of Hamas in 2024.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
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“Pager.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pager. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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