build
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Every dollar appropriated, he added, would be used to build the "lethality" of US military forces and "reinforce peace through strength".
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
To build these structural models, the team used a modified version of AlphaFold, the Nobel prize-winning protein structure prediction algorithm.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The goal is to build up the right level of confidence by 2030 to enable the launch of a program, which ideally means having flown by then.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Officials and analysts say the country is content for now to stand back and let economic pressure build on Iran’s leadership but would get involved if attacked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He would build the fire close to the lake, and put wet sand all around it to keep it from spreading.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
At this point, Mr. Dessner’s instantly identifiable studio techniques—stately pianos, dry and uninflected recordings captured up close, rushing builds when a song lurches toward a climax—have become shopworn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
The approved buyer of the mothballed residential, hotel and retail project is a partnership led by Kali P. Chaudhuri, whose KPC Development Co. owns and builds commercial properties in California and India.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
It isn’t perfect, but nothing builds spending confidence like watching your plan survive a thousand bad markets.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
Because it builds on technologies already being studied through the SpaceLiner program, the researchers believe it could serve as an intermediate step before Europe eventually develops a fully reusable launcher.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
The pressure in my head builds a bit, and I can’t seem to get the questions in front of me to stick to my brain.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
“Here where Nature has builded her finest playground, man has added the material things which provide the comforts that make life worth while,” proclaimed a 1921 advertisement in The Times titled “The Great Southwest.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022
It is prophesied that the sound of the hammer will not cease for five years in Washington, at the end of which time the house will be builded.
From Time Magazine Archive
Our heritage is builded high On faith and love—they will not die!
From Time Magazine Archive
Born luckily to place and power, Premier Jon Bratiano has held and builded upon both.
From Time Magazine Archive
When I awoke this morning he hath builded me a Fire in the Grate.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Marshals Service and federal prosecutors say it was all built on a false identity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
The minister said they required further assurances from Meta, despite its assertion that it had built mechanisms to defend against cybercrimes through WhatsApp.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
I reject the false choice that New Yorkers must pick between leading the future of AI and protecting affordability, ratepayers, existing job creators and the communities where these facilities are built.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
As soon as there was a new engine, we built a new aircraft.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
It’s not easy, but I’ve built up enough contacts now.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Over time, material such as pollen, sand, plant remains, and organic matter settles at the bottom of a lake, building a layered record of past environmental conditions.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
He thought the cost quoted by Jersey Water was an "exaggeration" and that the panel's lower-cost calculations were based on retro-fitting existing water treatment plants rather than building a new one.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Six months before every tour stop, someone from Shuck’s team visits to survey the theater building and meet with structural engineers to ensure the structural steel mount can support its weight and dynamic force.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
In 2022, Turkish drone maker Baykar announced it was building a factory in Ukraine that would be operating within two years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
According to the lore, Sandy June’s is more than an ordinary building.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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