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ivory

[ahy-vuh-ree, ahy-vree] / ˈaɪ və ri, ˈaɪ vri /


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It’s usually wrong to stand in your ivory tower shouting out the window that a broad swath of people in the market are mistaken.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Some of those eagerly sought to enlighten their charges, while a few others grew to see – or claimed to see – an unbridgeable chasm between the ivory tower and mass cultural aspiration.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Though fluent in academic lingo, his verse was approachable, written with students and the public in mind and indicative of someone who always made sure to not stay stuck in the proverbial ivory tower.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

In Vogelherd Cave in Lone Valley, for example, archaeologists uncovered a small mammoth figurine carved from mammoth ivory.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

A small copper statue of a girl stood on a tiny ivory column, both hands frozen on her hips.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia




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