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skyscraper

[skahy-skrey-per] / ˈskaɪˌskreɪ pər /
NOUN
tall building
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Beneath the shadows of indigo-streaked clouds, a young woman strolls through a fog-covered city, stopping at the base of a skyscraper.

From Salon Aug. 17, 2026

“Her Private Hell” is an expressionistic sci-fi fantasy set in a skyscraper hotel that stretches into the clouds.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The party was held at the Patriot’s Bar, a flag-filled watering hole at JPMorgan’s new skyscraper where Dimon has been hosting parties and social gatherings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

At the foot of the skyscraper, construction workers wearing brightly coloured vests and hard hats took their lunch breaks.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The Communications Corporation had a skyscraper office overlooking the East River in downtown New York.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

But South Korea's heatwave has made it uninhabitable, forcing him to seek refuge under a makeshift tarp just a stone’s throw from Gangnam’s gleaming skyscrapers, where the wealthy remain cool in their aloof abodes.

From Barron's Aug. 4, 2026

The main criticism since Craig became council leader has been around the lack of affordable housing at a time when skyscrapers have been built in the city centre.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

Work cleaning the Oceanwide Plaza skyscrapers — known informally as Graffiti Towers — will begin immediately, according to the $517-million sale agreement tentatively approved by a federal judge.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

It is the same across Dubai, the once-vibrant emirate of skyscrapers and strivers that unexpectedly found itself on the front lines of the Iran war.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

It felt weird to see the skyscrapers once brimming with life and now half dead.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer




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