construction
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The plaintiff claims presidents have no authority to perform this construction on White House grounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
It includes the construction of fortifications, equipment depots, as well as reconnaissance and anti-drone installations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
The State and Treasury departments announced they are leveling additional penalties against nine state-owned mining, metal and construction companies.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2026
Even before the pandemic, more than one in five construction firms struggled with a lack of skilled staff, exacerbated by Brexit.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
When it rains in New York, everyone is happy that the building at 59th and Lex is under construction, when just the day before they said the scaffolding made their eyes sore.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
"We now see that end of these monumental constructions coincides with the disappearance of the population that built them," Seersholm said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
The only points of passage that have tollbooths are the Suez and Panama canals, both of which are artificial constructions that require maintenance.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
Still, out of deference to his wife, he mostly keeps his constructions confined to a single room downstairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2025
Family is like a tapestry, sewn together in a constant story despite different constructions and experiences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
Geometric constructions and shapes were the same thing.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing construction
Engineering - Introductory
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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Engineering - Middle School
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