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So are the streets, the skyscrapers, the restaurants.
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026
Powering, heating and cooling the city's skyscrapers takes a lot of fossil fuels.
—Ishan Thakore, NPR, 20 May 2026
Much like the skyscrapers of the day, the idea that taller was better took off.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026
The Harry Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, doesn't have a 47-story skyscraper.
—May 17, CBS News, 17 May 2026
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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 May 2026
Powering, heating and cooling the city's skyscrapers takes a lot of fossil fuels.
—Ishan Thakore, NPR, 20 May 2026
Much like the skyscrapers of the day, the idea that taller was better took off.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 18 May 2026
The Harry Truman Library in Independence, Missouri, doesn't have a 47-story skyscraper.
—May 17, CBS News, 17 May 2026
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyscraper. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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skyscraper
noun
sky·scrap·er
ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 
: a very tall building
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