skyscraper
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“If you dove off a skyscraper backwards, that’s what it felt like for five seconds,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
Rock climber Alex Honnold, a California native, has ascended the Taipei 101 skyscraper without any ropes or protective equipment.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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
In addition to Jetro Holdings, Kirsh’s investment portfolio includes a London skyscraper called Tower 42 and Australian real-estate company Abacus Property Group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
As the transport rolled deeper into the city’s skyscraper core, I saw people clustered on every street corner and in every vacant lot, huddled around burning barrels and portable fuel-cell heaters.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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