towering
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Despite several complaints, a fire at the site last summer, and a criminal investigation, the towering mountain of waste remains.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Another depicted an enlarged image of Trump towering over Greenland beneath the words "Hello, Greenland!"
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
I asked Jack and Finn, my sporty 15- and 17-year-old sons, what they thought of the biblical figure towering over them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
With one towering blast to right field, the Trojans’ designated hitter silenced Texas A&M’s rowdy 12th Man.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Roosevelt and the others couldn’t see them because the animals were hiding and blending in among the densely packed leaves that make up the upper level of the towering trees, known as the canopy.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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