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How to pronounce ivory tower in English?

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Type of cognitive state, state of mind


he lived in the ivory tower of speculation.
they viewed universities as ivory towers.

Examples of ivory tower

ivory tower
Get out of your ivory tower and learn something, stop being part of the problem.
From the forbes.com
Some are ivory-tower educators whose teaching experience is mostly theoretical.
From the ocregister.com
Missouri's new poet laureate doesn't want poetry to be stuck in an ivory tower.
From the stltoday.com
In a lot of the bigger cities, it's more of an ivory tower with the executives.
From the tennessean.com
It seems a bit ivory tower, and it's not easy to pull off in professional sports.
From the denverpost.com
Utah Poet Laureate Katherine Coles doesn't want to walk the academic ivory tower.
From the sltrib.com
This ivory tower position today shows we have our heads firmly stuck in the sand.
From the forbes.com
The merest glance out of his ivory tower would have provided him with the answer.
From the economist.com
They're living in an ivory tower and I believe I nailed it with this installment.
From the iftomm2003.com