Empire State
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Cube – a massive structure of flats and offices that could have contained the Empire State Building 20 times over – has been jettisoned entirely.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signaled late last week that the Empire State will join, pending some technical details from the feds, following Colorado Gov. Jared Polis.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
Import prices for March are due at 8:30 a.m., along with the Empire State manufacturing index for April.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
“Out here, you can see the Empire State building,” the singer, who was raised on Long Island, NY, noted.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
I knew that important places moved around with Western Civilization, like Mount Olympus being over the Empire State Building, and the Underworld entrance being in Los Angeles.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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