walkie-talkie
noun
walk·ie-talk·ie
ˌwȯ-kē-ˈtȯ-kē 
ˈwȯ-kē-ˌtȯ-
: a compact easily transportable battery-operated radio transmitting and receiving set
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So what's this walkie-talkie function?
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New Atlas,
24 June 2026
Cell service is spotty, so inhabitants often communicate using landlines and walkie-talkies.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Meanwhile, their daughter, Poppy, 11, is wandering through fields of French lavender, armed with a walkie-talkie, keeping an eye out for snakes, searching for peacocks, and hoping to run into her grandmother, who lives on the property.
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Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
Mitsuye once asked after hearing a parent-to-parent debate about whether a 10-year-old should carry a walkie-talkie while playing with other kids in a park roughly 150 yards from the front door.
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Andre Mouchard,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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New Atlas,
24 June 2026
Cell service is spotty, so inhabitants often communicate using landlines and walkie-talkies.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
18 June 2026
Meanwhile, their daughter, Poppy, 11, is wandering through fields of French lavender, armed with a walkie-talkie, keeping an eye out for snakes, searching for peacocks, and hoping to run into her grandmother, who lives on the property.
—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
Mitsuye once asked after hearing a parent-to-parent debate about whether a 10-year-old should carry a walkie-talkie while playing with other kids in a park roughly 150 yards from the front door.
—
Andre Mouchard,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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“Walkie-talkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkie-talkie. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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