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buildings

  • plural
    of building.
    building
    noun
    a relatively permanent enclosed construction over a plot of land, having a roof and usually windows and often more than one level, used for any of a wide variety of activities, as living, entertaining, or manufacturing.

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Nineteen Manhattan office buildings have begun conversions so far this year, and another 17 are planned, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Refugees are sleeping outdoors through sweltering days and frigid nights for fear that more buildings may collapse.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

The affected areas have few, if any, high-rise buildings.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

While renowned for its red brick buildings and lush green lawns, UCLA’s campus is also notorious for its steep hills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

Why, they’d already had a World’s Fair … and there were tall buildings and a zoo, museums and cathedrals and even the mighty, muddy Mississippi River, with a famous bridge across it.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney