skyscraper
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Navarro watched in dismay in 2015 when Trump came down the escalator of the midtown Manhattan skyscraper that bears his name to announce he was seeking the Republican presidential nomination.
From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026
Like Xu, the sanctioned developer of the Phnom Penh skyscraper, Chen was an émigré from China and a naturalized Cambodian citizen.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026
It depicted a toad-like Wall Street banker sitting atop a skyscraper, raining coins down on President Harry Truman.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 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
Mark sits on a seat at the tail end of the vessel and twists backward to look up at the towering skyscraper, where the dwindling glow of the day’s sunshine reflects an amber sheen.
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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