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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In 2024 Israeli operatives infiltrated Hezbollah’s supply chain and used shell companies to sell members pagers and walkie-talkies rigged with explosives.
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Some are panic-buying walkie-talkies, paper maps, and even pagers.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Many are turning to more low-tech options, with Russians buying old-school technology like walkie-talkies and pagers.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 19 Mar. 2026
Last year, a 15-year-old boy was arrested in the Bronx after showing up to school with a backpack full of MTA gear and credentials, including multiple transit walkie-talkies, train keys and other tools.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Some are panic-buying walkie-talkies, paper maps, and even pagers.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Many are turning to more low-tech options, with Russians buying old-school technology like walkie-talkies and pagers.
—Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 19 Mar. 2026
Last year, a 15-year-old boy was arrested in the Bronx after showing up to school with a backpack full of MTA gear and credentials, including multiple transit walkie-talkies, train keys and other tools.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Walkie-talkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/walkie-talkie. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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