skyscraper

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Among the latest to snag a skyscraper is fund manager Capital Group, which has agreed to pay about $210 million for the 55-story Bank of America Plaza atop Bunker Hill, where it has offices.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Over the next 175 years, the elevator drove the rise of the skyscraper, concentrating jobs and capital in dense urban cores, and reshaping how millions of people lived and worked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

One premium account, which posted an AI video of Dubai's Burj Khalifa skyscraper engulfed in flames, ignored a request from Bier that it label the content as AI.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Especially among those who haven’t been to the Persian Gulf boomtown, or only visited for a glimpse of the mandatory tourist highlights—the Burj Khalifa skyscraper, the boozy brunch by the beach, malls and more malls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

As the transport rolled deeper into the city’s skyscraper core, I saw people clustered on every street corner and in every vacant lot, huddled around burning barrels and portable fuel-cell heaters.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline