skyscraper
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Now a set of Georgian developers are planning to launch marketing on the Trump Tower Tbilisi, a skyscraper poised to be the country’s tallest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
"Throughout the show," marvelled Nick Levine, external, "she skips across the stage in skyscraper heels that most drag performers would baulk at."
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Beneath the shadows of indigo-streaked clouds, a young woman strolls through a fog-covered city, stopping at the base of a skyscraper.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
“Her Private Hell” is an expressionistic sci-fi fantasy set in a skyscraper hotel that stretches into the clouds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
It’s a small skyscraper, all dark glass and metal.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
He says he felt like an ant walking into the huge facility on his first day in prison; the guard towers reminded him of skyscrapers.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The 10-acre site will also be transformed by new offices and retail space, primarily serving the neighbouring financial district filled with skyscrapers.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Historic England, a government advisory body, said there was "serious concern" about the famous citadel due to the size of potential future skyscrapers in the east of the Square Mile.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Individual artificial-intelligence data centers are among the most valuable insured assets in the world—often worth $20 billion upward each, more than bridges, tunnels and skyscrapers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
“It hasn’t got skyscrapers like New York, has it?”
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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