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tower

[tou-er] / ˈtaʊ ər /




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On the day of the attacks, the couple - both traders - were working on the 92nd floor of the north tower of the World Trade Center.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

But sales of Aperol still tower over those of St-Germain.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

There are a few fun visual gags about the degraded far-future — a hospital named St. God’s, the city’s digital clock tower being stuck on a blinking 12:00 — but its punchlines tend toward nasty.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

He was still inside when American Airlines Flight 11 hit the tower above him at 8:46 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

I think of the song Father taught me, of the maiden in the sea, in the tower, calling out to the sailors.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar

The neighborhood where the museum is located — once a well-appointed Nile-side quarter of luxury hotels, architecturally adventurous towers and botanical gardens — became a prime target for the RSF.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

They stand amid a Seussian obstacle course of towers of paper, cabinets of type, and pools of molten lead.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

John Ternus took over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial intelligence.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

If you’re in the mood for a thriller: Hulu’s sleeper hit Furious—which just wrapped up its first season—stars a trio of knockout performances, but one of its stars towers above the rest.

From Slate Aug. 31, 2026

The palace towers weren’t so round as the ones in the movie, and the real castle had helicopters.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

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

The particle accelerator towered over this Pittsburgh suburb built to house Westinghouse workers, and was a symbol of innovation for the company and region.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 7, 2025

There was Deen, who towered beside Jinny and now leaned to set the bell gently back on its hook, and little Sam, beside him.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder

Hanna Yoseph, a hairstylist who runs her own business, lives in a two-bedroom unit in a towering glass building in downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Local artists, with easy access to Carrara marble quarried just down the coast, created thousands of sculpted scenes that by turns commemorate, re-create or just refer to the dead in towering dioramas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

These towering cliffs may have reached roughly a kilometer in height and extended for thousands of kilometers along western North America.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

Many were taking selfies with a three-metre-tall Unitree GD01, a towering rideable robot the firm says can switch between bi- and quadruped settings.

From Barron's Aug. 19, 2026

There’s no red river, no gray forest, and no big portal—just towering trees in all directions.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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