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Exactly a month earlier, England captain Jos Buttler sat in the plush Gujarat Cricket Association clubhouse behind the huge stands of the Narendra Modi Stadium, which tower above the sprawl around it.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2023

Its tall branches tower above me like flying buttresses, its wide canopy is a sanctuary.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022

Metal sculptures shaped like king and queen chess pieces tower above a giant chess board made with pavement tiles.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2022

At the end, one child, the “enxaneta,” ascends to the very top of the tower, above the last three levels known as the “pom de dalt.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2022

And then, sudden and terrible, from the tower above, the sound of the great horn of Helm rang out.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien




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