high-rise building
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And in Dubai, a high-rise building was pictured with a large hole, after the local government said a drone "fell on a building".
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
“Being on a high-rise building and rappelling down.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
Beyond a gate was a hill as tall as a high-rise building — turned into a dump for the Morenci mine in the 1930s.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 16, 2024
The city council is weighing a proposal to spend $7.6 million on a 10-year lease to temporarily relocate the police headquarters to a pair of floors in a high-rise building downtown.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 13, 2024
Helmut’s apartment was on the fourth floor of a high-rise building overlooking Joubert Park.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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