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infrastructure

[in-fruh-struhk-cher] / ˈɪn frəˌstrʌk tʃər /


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About 40% of its development starts this year are expected to be data centers as Prologis seeks to capitalize on demand for the infrastructure to power artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

One of the more unexpected findings was that human infrastructure, including roads and settlements, sometimes caused animals to become less watchful.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

In a landmark review into the water sector of England and Wales, water companies were criticised for historic underinvestment in water infrastructure.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Meta's cuts are funding a massive race for infrastructure, with the company planning to spend up to $145 billion on AI investments this year, nearly twice last year's figure.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

As they’d cut deep into the mountain, the miners had left large pillars and walls of stone to support the infrastructure.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

By contrast stablecoins move through proprietary, fragmented infrastructures.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

More than $97 million was recovered and 11,432 malicious infrastructures were dismantled.

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

The joint statement outlines the terms of "de-escalation", which includes ceasing "attacks on civilians, civilian objects and infrastructures, and military objectives of either side".

From BBC Dec. 27, 2025

The Rural New Deal lays out a far-ranging platform to rebuild the nation’s economically embattled small farms, revitalize rural towns, invest in community infrastructures, fund rural health care and schools, and other urgent priorities.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2025

Some information technology experts warned that computers would not be able to distinguish the correct meaning of 00, resulting in widespread failure of vital infrastructures.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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