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infrastructure

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


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Beijing has strengthened ties with developing nations and increased trade and investment through its Belt and Road Initiative, a sprawling infrastructure program that serves as a tool for China to cultivate global influence.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

"Every single country needs to build infrastructure so that you can support your own local economy," he said.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Given that the fest is steps from the E Line, and in the middle of Santa Monica’s world-class bike infrastructure, there will be no dedicated on-site parking.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The Leipzig attack was part of a broader pattern of increasingly dangerous incidents, including drones and interference with critical infrastructure, von der Leyen said.

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

Making Egypt pay, therefore, depended on keeping up the infrastructure and social institutions that had already existed for millennia, such as irrigation, flood control, and conscripted labor.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

By contrast stablecoins move through proprietary, fragmented infrastructures.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

Even if these infrastructures are not directly hit—Tehran is a city of 14 million people in a densely populated urban environment.

From Slate Mar. 3, 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

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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