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    ivory towers

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    B1
    n. pl.Noun (plural)A place or situation that is separated from the concerns of ordinary people; an impractical, unrealistic, or overly intellectual environment.
    The problems of the real world are far removed from the ivory towers of academia.

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    Accepted (10/10) Movie CLIP - Bartleby's Speech (2006) HD

    03:13Accepted (10/10) Movie CLIP - Bartleby's Speech (2006) HD
    • You can have your grades and your rules and your structure and your ivory towers,

      You can have your grades and your rules and your structure and your ivory towers,

    • and your structure, and your ivory towers,

      and your structure, and your ivory towers,

    A2

    “Church & State” - Brandi Carlile (LIVE on The Late Show)

    05:09“Church & State” - Brandi Carlile (LIVE on The Late Show)
    • And when the blackness slowly parted, I saw the ivory towers before the revolution started.

      And when the blackness slowly parted, I saw the ivory towers before the revolution started.

    • And when the blackness slowly parted, I saw the ivory towers before the revolution started.

      And when the blackness slowly parted, I saw the ivory towers before the revolution started.

    B1