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PHOENIX—On a desolate stretch of land dotted with cactuses some 30 minutes north of Phoenix, more than 30 cranes tower over a construction site 2½ times the size of New York City’s Central Park.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Today’s glass and steel tower over the bones of what was once the grande dame of colonial luxury, the Hong Kong Hotel.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

The highest risk in San Luis Obispo County is near Cambria and other communities downslope of the Santa Lucia Range, the mountains that tower over the coast.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

Land plants cover the surface of our planet and often tower over us.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2024

Later, we went and climbed up an observation tower over the farm.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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