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babel

[bab-uhl, bah-byil] / ˈbæb əl, ˈbɑ byɪl /


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The first is Babel, the story of builders so captivated by their own ambition that they never pause to ask what they are building or whom it serves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The Tower of Babel remained as incomplete as the Winchester Mystery House.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

French language expert Malcolm Massey, of the Babel language app, praised the King's pronunciation of French and a "relatively good accent".

From BBC • Sep. 21, 2023

Ukraine's Babel online outlet quoted an unnamed source as saying a drone hit a building belonging to the FSB security service.

From Reuters • Sep. 3, 2023

It loomed over us as precariously as the Tower of Babel, a marvel of glass and steel.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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