babel

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Marianna Budanova was taken to hospital after feeling unwell for a "prolonged period of time", news website Babel said, quoting intelligence officials.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

But in times of crisis such as now, the General Assembly and Security Council turn into a Babel in which everybody distrusts everybody else and finding common words becomes impossible.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023

While he is pushing for neighbour Argentina to join, he said any new members would need to meet certain conditions, so the group does not become a "Tower of Babel".

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2023

Black person to black person, and neither could understand the other—the Tower of Babel.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah