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flats

NOUN
apartment building
Synonyms
STRONGEST
apartment block apartment complex apartment house apartments multi-dwelling unit tenement
STRONG
WEAK




NOUN
set
Synonyms




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I love the insane sliced red leather Celine ballet flats I saw while scrolling Instagram on my commute Wednesday morning, but I also love my more accessibly priced Tevas in a similar shade.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Authorities estimate that more than 220,000 people in the city of 7.5 million live in so-called "shoebox" flats, around one-third of which need major renovation.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Some residents have moved into public or transitional housing, while others have moved into other substandard flats as a temporary measure, Sze added.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

However, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has said the ban on the sale of new leasehold flats is unlikely to come into force until after the next election.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Frodo and Sam sat on one of the flats, resting their backs.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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