watchtower

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Recent Examples of watchtower In India, a drunk elephant attacked a watchtower, while in China the supply of humanoid robots struggled to keep pace with rental demand. Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 It was used by the K.G.B. as a watchtower and a radio antenna during the long occupation, which ended only with the fall of the Iron Curtain, in 1991. Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 These watchtowers were commonly built along the edge of the Roman Empire in the Fourth Century, and there were several graves surrounding the structure. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 Photo : Array The watchtower has a view toward the ocean. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for watchtower
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tower
Noun
  • Burton says their oldest, Gus, 15, an aspiring actor who now towers over his parents, showed up in a big way.
    Kirsten Acuna, People.com, 23 June 2025
  • His bone temple, and the centerpiece, a tower of skulls, serves as a tribute to the communal nature of life and stories.
    Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025

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