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Kyiv, a city of about 3 million people, is dominated by tower blocks, many from the Soviet era.
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Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Kyiv, a city of about 3 million people, is dominated by tower blocks, many from the Soviet era.
—Kamila Hrabchuk, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Firefighters had arrived on the scene, but the fire had already spread to other tower blocks, which were all under renovation and covered in bamboo scaffolding, a traditional construction material.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Black smoke poured upward, while an orange glow burned though the haze from a fire in the tower block.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 19 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 28 Jan. 2026
Kyiv, a city of about 3 million people, is dominated by tower blocks, many from the Soviet era.
—Kamila Hrabchuk, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Firefighters had arrived on the scene, but the fire had already spread to other tower blocks, which were all under renovation and covered in bamboo scaffolding, a traditional construction material.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
Black smoke poured upward, while an orange glow burned though the haze from a fire in the tower block.
—Garrett Haake, NBC news, 19 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tower block
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“Tower block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tower%20block. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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