tall
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Cooper described one of the other men as a bald Black man, approximately 5 feet 9 inches or 5 feet 10 inches tall, with light-brown or hazel eyes and a blue patterned crew-neck shirt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
James would join a roster that already includes charismatic star Anthony Edwards, French tall man Rudy Gobert, and erratic shooting machine LaMelo Ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
They can be found in tall trees, hedges, brambles and buildings.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Mama Margaretha and her atas and their children live together in several traditional houses, which look like tall witches' hats, ranged around her family's tombs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
A porch with tall, massive pillars looms ahead.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
One rule introduced this year requires any building taller than 18 meters, or about six stories, to have two independent staircases to improve fire safety and evacuation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Not only is the eyepatch-wearing young woman taller, stronger and more aggressive than the Asa he once knew, she grew up with their parents in the modern world.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Visitors may have noticed that Odorysseus’ spadix — the conic protrusion emerging upward from the plant — was much taller than Odora’s, which had caved in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
When you stand next to Linda, she is actually taller than you would expect from seeing her on television, as she stands at 5ft 10in.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
“You seem a little taller to me today, Nell,” Aunt Kate said softly, looping her arm through mine and setting us off.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
She had a blast and proudly reports that her team built the tallest pyramid, with her on top.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
That means the Goldin Finance 117 may soon ditch its status as "tallest unoccupied building", as declared by Guinness World Records in 2015.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
He had previously been in the Guinness Book of Records along with his brother as the tallest twins in Britain.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
One of the site’s 36 pillars — the tallest one in the middle — could be a perch for a big, pink, screeching bird.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
It was tall, double the height of the forest around it, its branches swaying in a breeze that hit only the very tallest parts.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
