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PHOENIX—On a desolate stretch of land dotted with cactuses some 30 minutes north of Phoenix, more than 30 cranes tower over a construction site 2½ times the size of New York City’s Central Park.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

In the working-class city of Commerce, where cars speed past on highways and the Citadel Outlets tower over neighborhoods, there is a steakhouse named Stevens.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

Today’s glass and steel tower over the bones of what was once the grande dame of colonial luxury, the Hong Kong Hotel.

From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025

Land plants cover the surface of our planet and often tower over us.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2024

“From the Torre degli Angeli,” said the girl, pointing at the square stone tower over the red-brown rooftops.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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