build
Example Sentences
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"Then the government should build houses and relocate them to the new site."
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
AI models typically need huge amounts of training data, and the competition for fresh material parallels the AI companies’ heated race to build their customer bases—the new core of the tech economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Marc, known to family and friends as “Tiger,” had been working to build an accessory dwelling unit at the family’s Santa Ana home, where he planned to live with Loera-Zarco and their newborn.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
SpaceX has raised about $12 billion in total, enough to build its Starlink broadband business, with more than 10,000 satellites in orbit.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Like a pressure cooker, it is designed to hold together even as extreme amounts of steam build up inside it.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.