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panic room

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noun

  1. a secure room with a separate telephone line within a house, to which a person can flee if someone breaks in

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"She was completely alone by herself in the house and in the panic room the whole day," Milstein said.

From Reuters • Oct. 16, 2023

I loved all the sequence in the panic room, and then afterward when you try and blackmail me.

From New York Times • May 29, 2023

Jordan and Naomi run for the house's panic room, but Naomi gets there first, pushing the automatic button to close the door too soon for Jordan to make it through all the way.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2023

In addition to hosting virtual pizza parties, MarketerHire employees have participated in virtual cooking classes and problem-solved together to escape a virtual panic room.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021

“I don’t know if your mom’s a Doomsday prepper or if this is just a panic room, for some reason,” Natalie said.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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