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building

[bil-ding] / ˈbɪl dɪŋ /
NOUN
constructed dwelling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
architecture construction home house hut
STRONG
domicile edifice erection fabric framework pile superstructure ziggurat

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Last December, you started building a position in Bank of Hope, which merged last year with a Honolulu-based bank.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

I think these are the beautiful ideas of how to experience the building.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

I have an image of what I want to do, what the building should do, how it should look.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“For a company building and deploying real infrastructure, proximity to the problem set, partners and talent needed to solve it matters more” than any drawbacks of working in California, Ramamurthy said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

He nodded to us before disappearing into the stone building.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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