skyscraper
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A gaping 75-mile-wide trench now sits where a massive horizontal skyscraper called the Line was to be developed at Neom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Among the latest to snag a skyscraper is fund manager Capital Group, which has agreed to pay about $210 million for the 55-story Bank of America Plaza atop Bunker Hill, where it has offices.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
In another viral example, an X account posted an AI video appearing to show Dubai's Burj Khalifa skyscraper collapsing in a cloud of dust.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Over the next 175 years, the elevator drove the rise of the skyscraper, concentrating jobs and capital in dense urban cores, and reshaping how millions of people lived and worked.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The mountains are tall and proud, more impressive than any skyscraper.
From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi
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