build
Example Sentences
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“Rather than trying to build business and sales, I waste my time trying to manage this,” he said.
“We are at risk of losing the trust of the people of California if we don’t hold ourselves accountable for delivering better results on public education, home building, public safety,” Mahan said.
From Los Angeles Times
Garden sees an opportunity to build Fortune Brands over the next decade both organically and through mergers and acquisitions, once better corporate governance is in place, the people said.
Her classroom was in a separate building from the main school and, through the windows, she saw a playground wall had collapsed so she instinctively gathered her pupils and led them out.
From BBC
At 17:45, the fire service said the fire was creating a "significant smoke plume" in the area and the building was severely damaged.
From BBC
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