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babel

[bab-uhl, bah-byil] / ˈbæb əl, ˈbɑ byɪl /


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It would be a little bit of a tower of Babel, with different astronomers saying different things.

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2025

The Tower of Babel remained as incomplete as the Winchester Mystery House.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

But in times of crisis such as now, the General Assembly and Security Council turn into a Babel in which everybody distrusts everybody else and finding common words becomes impossible.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

French language expert Malcolm Massey, of the Babel language app, praised the King's pronunciation of French and a "relatively good accent".

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

It loomed over us as precariously as the Tower of Babel, a marvel of glass and steel.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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