heights

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Base jumpers parachuted from its heights, and a performance artist recorded himself teetering along a 1-inch-wide slackline strung between two of the properties’ 40-story towers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Salah would never have scaled such heights without that sheer single-mindedness and desire to become the best footballer possible.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The ironworkers who built Rockefeller Center during the heights of the Great Depression probably had seen better days, but it’s unlikely they’d have seen better views.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“Never Be the Same” captures him reaching new artistic heights in a career that has been at turns fulfilling and frustrating.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Sheer rose the dreadful cliffs to unguessed heights on either side.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien