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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

Experts say warmer temperatures and higher density living in flats and apartments are behind the increased reports.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The charity knows of around 300 households threatened with forcible eviction from subdivided flats, with more expected to follow, according to Sze -- far more than the 35 notices the government said it had received.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Nothing but the quiet shuffling of the boys working the flats on the first floor.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz




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