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SpaceX plans to buy spectrum licenses from at least a few companies and appears to be in talks with cellular tower operators to buy access to their infrastructure.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

The 36-year-old tower crane operator in Nashville, Tenn., who works 12-hour shifts, helps lift and move rebar and buckets of concrete from a perch often hundreds of feet in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Several major luxury projects in the works could also qualify for federal tax breaks, including a Fouquet’s-branded hotel development and a 20-story office and retail tower called Ursa, where Robins is a partner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Driving up along the Santa Clara river, past invasive mustard grass, three giant tan rocks of glommed-together pebbles and stones tower above the rugged hills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Investors who bought mortgage bonds had to decide in which floor of the tower they wanted to invest, but Michael Burry wasn’t thinking about buying mortgage bonds.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Cooling systems can draw large volumes of municipal water, while mists from cooling towers can carry harmful bacteria.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026

The measure would let the City Council raise building height limits, set strict timelines on planning votes and automatically approve some amendments, opening the door to taller towers and speedier permitting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

The trick with thrusters was evocative of what SpaceX has now been doing for years with booster rockets cruising back to earth, touching down in landing pads or being snared by launch towers.

From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026

Near the exhibit’s end, Philips van den Bossche’s panoramic 1606 print of Prague highlights the city’s towers, spires and bridges, with its ledger identifying the Cathedral of St. Vitus in particular.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Samir called them his towers of babble, but it was also clear that they were costly merchandise.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Not just because they towered overhead, the biggest dwarfing a stack of 10 blue whales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

LE PORGE, France — A monster fire-induced thundercloud towered over Bordeaux this summer, the first time firefighters had ever seen this type of ominous smoke-and-lightning weather system in France.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

A tsunami of that size would have towered more than 330 feet above sea level, higher than many modern skyscrapers.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026

Joshua, meanwhile, who towered above Paul during Friday's event, warned he is ready to deliver an emphatic victory.

From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025

At the pavilion of the Inman line a full-sized slice of an ocean liner towered above them.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Unable to get off the sand because of the towering cliff behind them, the couple called 999 and asked for a coast guard rescue.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

It is the towering centerpiece of Anthony Carrara’s front yard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

They first went viral in 2020, and they have been a hit since, towering over yards across America in all kinds of inventive tableaux.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

According to the simulations, the impact violently displaced vast quantities of rock and seawater, producing a towering curtain of debris before the material collapsed back into the ocean.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

When the horses drew up to the graveyard’s towering iron gates, she descended the carriage steps, and greeted the cemetery’s watchman.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock