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The facility is surrounded by electrified fences, 19 watchtowers, and patrolled by 1,000 armed guards, police, and soldiers.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The prison is also ringed by multiple electric fences and 19 watchtowers.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Along the way, bicyclists can encounter the last remaining watchtowers, museums and memorials, and the modern-day city center.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The prison is also ringed by multiple electric fences and 19 watchtowers.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Along the way, bicyclists can encounter the last remaining watchtowers, museums and memorials, and the modern-day city center.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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
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“Watchtower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watchtower. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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watchtower
noun
watch·tow·er
ˈwäch-ˌtau̇(-ə)r 
ˈwȯch-
: a tower for a lookout
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