tall
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Trotter also continued to play with woven leather, a speciality of the Italian house, on a trench coat for men and on tall boots for women.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
In the popular imagination, a Viking is tall, broad-shouldered man who wields a sword, and might have a modern haircut like a skin fade or lots of tattoos.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
“I’ve met thousands of people over my 50 years in politics and LeRoy stands tall among them.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Hindenburg still holds the record as the largest aircraft ever built, at 804 feet long and 135 feet tall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A flashlight clicked on, held by the tall girl dressed as an angel.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The Times: Why did you oppose Senate Bill 79, which requires cities to allow taller, denser buildings near transit stops?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
The taller man, she said, had been “hopping around” like Roebuck’s nephew Jeramy Roebuck.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
There has already been plenty of discussion about whether the 5ft 9in Londoner's stature will be a limiting factor on an ATP Tour where taller players tend to thrive.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Automated software often reported trees as being much taller than they really were, especially when they stood beside cliffs or sharp changes in elevation.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
He was only slightly taller than Darius, who was four years younger.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
He’ll presumably be the tallest person in California carrying water bottles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
This week, a set of Georgian developers are planning to launch marketing on the Trump Tower Tbilisi, unveiling renderings on a skyscraper poised to be the country’s tallest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
A nine-year-old boy who had his foot amputated as a toddler hopes he has become the youngest amputee to complete the tallest peaks in Wales, Scotland and England in less than 24 hours.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
It is now recognized as the tallest tree in Taiwan and all of East Asia.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
So the trick wasn’t just picking the tallest tree, but the one that was the most climbable.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
