tall
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We need to reemphasize how tall an order this is, and the amount of ground Democrats need to make up relative to 2024.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026
The biggest of those trees is about 160 feet tall and less than 7 feet in diameter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Opening the prosecution case at Cambridge Crown Court, Christopher Paxton KC said that of those on the train "some stood tall, to protect others trying to de-escalate his rampage".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Standing 59 feet tall and shooting up through multiple galleries to the ceiling of the center’s third floor, the sleek black Electron Rocket is one of the answers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Phineas is twenty-six years old, unmarried, and five feet, six inches tall, short for our time but about average for his.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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For over $400 you can get an even taller one at Lowe’s, which sells a 15-foot talking, motion-activated headless figure holding a skull aloft.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Videos shared by Nevada’s parents on Instagram show the precocious dynamo masterfully weaving between taller players and delivering powerful kicks driving the ball into the goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Once the flames escaped, they spread into the rainforest's parched understory, the layer of vegetation growing beneath the taller trees.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
As he harvested seeds from the tree, he noted he was taller than others present, adding: "I'm going to reach up here and get these higher ones."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
“You seem a little taller to me today, Nell,” Aunt Kate said softly, looping her arm through mine and setting us off.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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But while “Everest: The Other Side” includes countless breathtaking sequences of Earth’s tallest mountain and plenty of nail-biting anxiety in the eventual summit push and ski attempt, those moments are merely the film’s selling points.
From Salon ● Nov. 1, 2026
Before its discovery, the tallest known ascomycete fruiting bodies measured approximately 20 to 30 cm.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Could downtown L.A. claim not just the tallest building west of the Mississippi River but also in the entire country?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Inside Berkeley’s tallest office building, a small community of AI researchers has been mobilizing to save the world from apocalypse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
“Lies!” said the tallest of the sons of Ivaldi.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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