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There were landscapes both natural and fantastic, with skyscrapers draped in what looked like fondant.
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John Werner, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
After Los Angeles County bought a skyscraper, a fight over whether to tear down its historic headquarters.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
The 1998 action film starring Bruce Willis is about an off-duty police officer, John McClane, who battles terrorists holding hostages in a Los Angeles skyscraper during a Christmas party.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
Across from the majestic landmark Carnegie Hall is Park Hyatt New York, where Pritzker Prize–winning architect Christian de Portzamparc designed waves undulating up a glass skyscraper like notes floating through a concert hall.
—Eva Fedderly, Architectural Digest, 3 Dec. 2024
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John Werner, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
After Los Angeles County bought a skyscraper, a fight over whether to tear down its historic headquarters.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
The 1998 action film starring Bruce Willis is about an off-duty police officer, John McClane, who battles terrorists holding hostages in a Los Angeles skyscraper during a Christmas party.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Dec. 2024
Across from the majestic landmark Carnegie Hall is Park Hyatt New York, where Pritzker Prize–winning architect Christian de Portzamparc designed waves undulating up a glass skyscraper like notes floating through a concert hall.
—Eva Fedderly, Architectural Digest, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyscraper. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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skyscraper
noun
sky·scrap·er
ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 
: a very tall building
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