office block
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of office block
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The bank he leads, JPMorgan Chase, said Thursday it would construct London’s largest office block.
Cyber-scam operations have mushroomed across Southeast Asia -- often operating from unassuming office blocks or warehouses, where con artists target marks living on the other side of the world.
From Barron's
The former office block was being converted into a hotel.
From BBC
The current vacant office block at 130 Fenchurch Street, known as Fountain House, will be demolished to make way for two new towers, one with 31 storeys and the other 34.
From BBC
Disused department stores or empty office blocks could be repurposed into new health centres or housing, the government has suggested.
From BBC
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