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Her performance began in front of a backdrop of skyscrapers in flames.
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Whether through silent tea rituals or hikes along Dragon’s Back, the city wants to prove that serenity is possible even in the shadow of skyscrapers.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
One of Miami’s first skyscrapers, the building served as the Cuban Refugee Center in the 1960s and ‘70s.
—Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
The towering skyline of New York City certainly takes the breath away, but that famous wall of skyscrapers is also quite capable of taking the wind away, too.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Whether through silent tea rituals or hikes along Dragon’s Back, the city wants to prove that serenity is possible even in the shadow of skyscrapers.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
One of Miami’s first skyscrapers, the building served as the Cuban Refugee Center in the 1960s and ‘70s.
—Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 June 2025
The towering skyline of New York City certainly takes the breath away, but that famous wall of skyscrapers is also quite capable of taking the wind away, too.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 7 June 2025
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyscraper. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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skyscraper
noun
sky·scrap·er
ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 
: a very tall building
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