tallest

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Leo is due to visit Barcelona on Tuesday and Wednesday, where he will notably bless the Sagrada Familia basilica's recently completed tower, which made it the world's tallest church.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

On April 10, 2017, when the United Bid was officially announced, it was done from the 102nd floor of New York’s One World Observatory, the tallest building on the continent.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The SpaceX team celebrated after the launch of the most powerful and tallest rocket ever, and while the mission achieved most of its major objectives, it did not go exactly to plan.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

In school, I was the tallest kid—boy or girl.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Then with his sharp jack-knife he worked at them, cutting the edges of the large one into little peaks and towers, with a large star carved on the very tallest point.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder