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under construction

[uhn-der-kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / ˌʌn dər kənˈstrʌk ʃən /




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A $30-million recycling plant under construction nearby also is scheduled to start up next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Under the now-permanent directive, more than 47,000 units of affordable housing are in the pipeline, with 7,728 of them under construction, according to the mayor’s campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Nuclear power has traditionally taken a long time to build and gone over budget in the U.S., a history that has made it difficult to get a new wave of projects under construction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Investigators also reported finding a gym, a golf simulator under construction and luxury vehicles in the complex.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The wagon had reached the part of the city where new houses and businesses were under construction.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson


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