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    <link:label id="lab_hiw_EquityMethodInvestmentsNumberOfOfficeRealEstatePropertiesImpaired_B871497DEB294C67D595AFB24BE7BF8A_terseLabel_en-US" xlink:label="lab_hiw_EquityMethodInvestmentsNumberOfOfficeRealEstatePropertiesImpaired_B871497DEB294C67D595AFB24BE7BF8A" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:type="resource" xml:lang="en-US">Number of impaired office properties</link:label>
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