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build

[bild] / bɪld /
NOUN
physical structure, form
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK






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The catch is that you need credit to build credit, which sometimes can make getting started feel impossible.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Last week, the last of Wang’s five top lieutenants, dubbed the “Five Tiger Generals,” was hauled away for investigation by the very apparatus Wang helped build.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Last year, those businesses sued after the Inglewood City Council approved an exclusive contract with WOW Media to build and operate more than 100 digital billboards along some of the city’s busiest streets.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

You can help your kids build credit years before they’re eligible for their own cards.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

So the loggers went back to their jobs, turning trees into the lumber that would build America.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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