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skyscraper

[skahy-skrey-per] / ˈskaɪˌskreɪ pər /
NOUN
tall building
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“If you dove off a skyscraper backwards, that’s what it felt like for five seconds,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

The county is gradually moving workers into the 55-story skyscraper at the base of Bunker Hill that was widely considered one of the city’s most desirable office buildings when it was completed in 1991.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In another viral example, an X account posted an AI video appearing to show Dubai's Burj Khalifa skyscraper collapsing in a cloud of dust.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In addition to Jetro Holdings, Kirsh’s investment portfolio includes a London skyscraper called Tower 42 and Australian real-estate company Abacus Property Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

It was a half-moon of steel encased in a skyscraper of wooden falsework.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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