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Examples
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From her apartment on the 32nd floor of an Atlanta skyrise, she has a beautiful view of the entire city.
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Malawians who were bust in the recent crime blitz on Johannesburg's skyrise suburbs will have to be flown home at enormous cost to taxpayers because Zimbabwe forbids entry to trains filled with illegal aliens, the Democratic Party said on Monday.
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Light was coming now, hard and jangly, flashbulbs popping in the skyrise windows as it muscled through the clouds.
Second Skin Lustbader, Eric 1995
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Tomi broke off as a scream reverberated against the mammoth facade of the skyrise.
The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990
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Dr Hanami's office was on the twentieth floor of an enormous skyrise complex complete with Plexiglas walk-ways and indoor gardens.
The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990
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The fluorescent lights in the windows of a nearby skyrise burned through the haze with the lambent glow of an acetylene torch.
The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990
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The ad suggested a possible development including a skyrise casino and a zip line across Emerald Bay - and also suggested the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency was fully supportive.
Tahoe Daily Tribune - Top Stories Staff Writer 2010
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Very similar to when Biff stole the almanac and created the altered universe with his giant skyrise hotel full of drugs and hookers running wild.
Rock Chalk Talk Denverjhawk 2010
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The ad suggested a possible development including a skyrise casino and a zip line across Emerald Bay - and also suggested the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency was fully supportive.
Tahoe Daily Tribune - Top Stories Staff Writer 2010
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The Regent Residences, Kuala Lumpur offers dramatic skyrise views of the city
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