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[tou-er] / ˈtaʊ ər /




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Crouch, she adds, is one of the keys to getting her research “out from the ivory tower to the practitioners.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

The boat had run aground near Lime Point, beside the north bridge tower, according to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office coroner’s division.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

"I remember wanting to go and visit New York all the time," he told the BBC after finishing his overnight shift, not far from one of Toronto's most iconic buildings, the CN tower.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2026

Cellular tower near Comanche at 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 29, 2013, which indicated that Walters was somewhere within approximately 12 miles of the Roebucks’ house just two hours before the break-in.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Investors who bought mortgage bonds had to decide in which floor of the tower they wanted to invest, but Michael Burry wasn’t thinking about buying mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

On September 11, 2001, we were stunned and saddened not only by the loss of thousands of lives and the World Trade Center towers, but also by the loss of our beautiful wedding venue.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

He says he felt like an ant walking into the huge facility on his first day in prison; the guard towers reminded him of skyscrapers.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

"A £4m defender is usually the last spot on FPL managers' benches but Lundstram was misclassified by FPL towers and was actually a box-to-box midfielder," says Woods.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

The 170,000 documents, released by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani ahead of the tragedy’s 25th anniversary, detail how the public was repeatedly reassured that the air near the collapsed towers was safe.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

Baskets upon baskets of wool and yarn were stacked in perilous towers.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

A tsunami of that size would have towered more than 330 feet above sea level, higher than many modern skyscrapers.

From Science Daily Jun. 30, 2026

"Spreading love and joy and caring for his people with endless self-sacrifice in his life and in his death, he towered above as one of the highest and holiest souls."

From BBC Dec. 17, 2025

Joshua, meanwhile, who towered above Paul during Friday's event, warned he is ready to deliver an emphatic victory.

From Barron's Nov. 21, 2025

Netanyahu has towered over Israeli politics since he became the youngest prime minister in 1996 at age 46.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 16, 2025

I towered over the guys in front of Freddie, and he looked up at me, a snarl in his upper lip, as if I'd bit him.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely

That improvement persuaded L.A.'s Natural History Museum to provide tiny portions of two teeth belonging to Thomas the T. rex, the most complete of the towering tyrannosaur skeletons displayed in the museum's dinosaur hall.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

Nearly a century after the crash of the Hindenburg airship, the images of towering flames and mangled metal haven’t lost their power.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

Getting the rotting food off racks towering six stories high required hundreds of workers in protective suits to dislodge the moldering food.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 17, 2026

With a population of about 2,400, it could pass for any number of prairie towns: modest houses and churches, mostly boarded-up storefronts, and a grain elevator towering above everything.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Brash skyscrapers, towering high above the city’s busy markets and railroads, made almost anything seem possible.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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