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With the exception of the couple's beautiful zero-g dance, the space-set scenes can't quite live up to the largely dialogue-free first act, in which the relentlessly optimistic WALL-E trundles his way through skyscrapers of trash.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 20 June 2025
An Art Deco–era skyscraper (far enough from the Grand Mosque that it has been granted a liquor license, unlike its only neighborhood rival, the Four Seasons) was rebuilt from the ground up over eight years.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 June 2025
The skyscraper, named Downtown Residences, will be located in the city's burgeoning Business Bay development.
—Adam Williams
june 11, New Atlas, 11 June 2025
Unlike its Washington predecessor, the New York parade did not feature any tanks trundling down the streets or military aircraft flying overhead, given the city’s ubiquitous skyscrapers.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 20 June 2025
An Art Deco–era skyscraper (far enough from the Grand Mosque that it has been granted a liquor license, unlike its only neighborhood rival, the Four Seasons) was rebuilt from the ground up over eight years.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 13 June 2025
The skyscraper, named Downtown Residences, will be located in the city's burgeoning Business Bay development.
—Adam Williams
june 11, New Atlas, 11 June 2025
Unlike its Washington predecessor, the New York parade did not feature any tanks trundling down the streets or military aircraft flying overhead, given the city’s ubiquitous skyscrapers.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyscraper. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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skyscraper
noun
sky·scrap·er
ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 
: a very tall building
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