skyscraper
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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
The party was held at the Patriot’s Bar, a flag-filled watering hole at JPMorgan’s new skyscraper where Dimon has been hosting parties and social gatherings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Emergency services evacuated a busy Manhattan street block during the Tuesday morning rush hour after structural columns buckled inside a skyscraper undergoing construction work, officials said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
But shortly after the crash last Friday, even unrelated photos and memes of the skyscraper, were taken down from Chinese social media platforms.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
I notice Tiny looking blankly at me, swaying back and forth like a skyscraper in the wind.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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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
"If a galaxy were a city, the brightest stars would be the skyscrapers that immediately catch your eye from afar," said lead author Chloe Cheng, a recent doctoral graduate of Leiden University.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
But South Korea's heatwave has made it uninhabitable, forcing him to seek refuge under a makeshift tarp just a stone’s throw from Gangnam’s gleaming skyscrapers, where the wealthy remain cool in their aloof abodes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
The main criticism since Craig became council leader has been around the lack of affordable housing at a time when skyscrapers have been built in the city centre.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
From here, the skyscrapers look like toy blocks propped up in the lowlands between hills.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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