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• n  footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
• n  a level tract of land
  the salt flats of Utah
• n  a shallow box in which seedlings are started
• n  a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named
• n  freight car without permanent sides or roof
• n  a deflated pneumatic tire
• n  scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting
• n  a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

• He says things to me like "Wear flats.
• Marshes, mud flats, duck ponds yawned below.
• Prices for luxury flats in London are still a fifth lower than they were in March 2008.

• flat
• flatcar
• flatbed
• flat tire
• apartment

News & Articles

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• Granny no longer has to live in Camden ‘granny flats’
  CAMDEN — Camden’s new policy allowing residents to build “granny flats” no longer requires granny to live on the property if she also happens to be the property owner.
  June 30, 2013 - The Daily Advance
• New luxury apartments offer lock-and-leave luxury
  E23, Dwell and 12 South Flats, luxury apartments for 'renters by choice,' pack in the amenities such as saltwater pools, outdoor living areas, green spaces and even doggie spas.
  June 30, 2013 - The Tennessean
• Programs at Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats
  NEWBURYPORT -- Mass Audubon's Joppa Flats Education Center, One Plum Island Turnpike, is a natural history education and visitor center that is open to the public Tuesday through Sunday and Monday holidays, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mass Audubon members re
  June 29, 2013 - The Daily News of Newburyport

Quotes

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• Donald Tsang in AFP
  In his annual policy address Wednesday Donald Tsang said record prices achieved recently "have caused concern about the supply of flats, difficulty in purchasing a home, and the possibility of a property bubble."
• Katherine Heigl in msnbc.com
  Dude, I try, but I'm not nailing the baby fashion,Heigl said. "It's intimidating. I get beautiful outfits from Gap and Baby Juicy, but I'm not layering it or putting her in Prada flats. It's really stressing me out."
• Nicola Sturgeon in BBC News
  Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon, who is the MSP for Govan, said: "This funding will help to breathe new life into Govanhill. The area has been plagued by unscrupulous private landlords who flout the law by renting out flats, which are...