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[tou-er] / ˈtaʊ ər /




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The BSR is responsible for overseeing the design and safety of all tower blocks of 18 metres or above, equivalent to seven storeys.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

He expects three crews, one for each tower, will start at the top and work their way down.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

Around the village is the vast Kazakh steppe, stretching seemingly endlessly into a horizon broken only by the solitary tower of a cement plant.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

A bull market supported by several sectors is much sturdier than one balanced on a tower of parabolic semiconductor stocks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

By five minutes before noon we were always back at the train station, standing at a point on the platform from which we had a good view of the tower of the Naval Observatory.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

The removal of graffiti and eventual completion of the towers will be a relief to people who live downtown, said Cassy Horton, co-founder of the Downtown Residents Assn.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

There are bottomless mimosas and $28 omelets, towers of French toast and Bloody Marys accessorized like seafood platters.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

Local authorities said 116 telecommunications towers had been knocked out of service, with landline, mobile and internet connections down in some northern areas of the province.

From Barron's Jul. 18, 2026

"What we have in front of us is 160 cooling towers across this region that we are looking at, and we are not waiting," he said, according to ABC News, external.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

It also had two watertight hatches for entering and leaving the vessel, one at the front and another at the rear, and two short conning towers equipped with small portholes.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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

Even though he towered over everyone else on the floor, Wembanyama played like a little guy.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 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

The 86-year-old disbarred trial attorney, a legal legend who once towered over California’s justice system, becomes inmate 43156-510, one of more than 150,000 people federally incarcerated.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2025

They towered above all the other kids in the third grade.

From "Hopping Mad (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #4)" by Franklin W. Dixon

Matthew Fergusson, from Wickford, described a "massive explosion" that sent a "mushroom cloud" towering into the sky.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

They found Homer, but it took weeks to uncover Langley, who had been crushed beneath one of his own towering piles.

From Salon Jul. 23, 2026

A towering freestanding fireplace and sitting area flanked by olive trees anchor one end, and on the other, the pool area.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

Known popularly as the "corn" because of its resemblance to the summer barbecue staple, the towering former communist-era barracks' facelift is already under scrutiny for potential misuse of the central European country's public funds.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

He went to the towering cabinet against the far wall and pulled out a box.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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