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construct

[kuhn-struhkt, kon-struhkt] / kənˈstrʌkt, ˈkɒn strʌkt /


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Most towns and local governments have rules on how big a lot must be for a builder to construct a single-family home on it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

I have to make the reality stylized, but I don’t want to do it in English, because then everything is a construct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced in the summer a package of support , externalmeasures including grant funding to construct reservoirs and irrigation infrastructure.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Large areas were planted with maize, while enormous quantities of earth were moved to construct mounds topped by temples and residences for leaders.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

He soon aspired to construct a new science of morality and politics on geometrical principles.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Ghaderi says slidkrans is used particularly by healthcare professionals and in youth clinics but adds misinformation still exists emphasising the "need to change social constructs".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

The ecosystem does not wait for evidence; it constructs a narrative framework into which evidence, if it ever appears, can be slotted later.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

Heifetz is grounded in her decision by a central tenet of Earthseed, the fictional religion Butler constructs in “Parable of the Sower.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

People will spend a solid chunk of their lives in hyper-personalized, persistent imaginary constructs, like long-running soap operas or television series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

He constructs small keepsake clocks for them depicting their favorite acts or performances.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

The school is located in a building that had been constructed on a temporary basis, according to emergency official Arif Khattak.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Some popular videos depict Cliffe deconstructing a student’s shoddily constructed argument.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

What is it about tailoring itself that continues to fascinate you, and do you see pleasure in the discipline and restraint of a perfectly constructed garment?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The decorated vessels were constructed using the Mississippian technique of coiling clay and followed more consistent clay recipes, suggesting a higher degree of specialized knowledge.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

He had a sneaking suspicion Odysseus had been thinking about this island when he constructed it, but unfortunately Leo had left it back on the ship with Buford the Wonder Table.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

F1 pulls it off by constructing a bubble where almost everyone observes the fiction that they are still in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

This isn’t about optimizing every meal, spending three hours prepping identical containers or constructing the sort of Sunday routine that makes you feel behind when you inevitably skip it.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

The arts center was founded by acclaimed Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, who Florenz said has proposed constructing a permanent building for the coffins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Rather than constructing the desired quantum states one small piece at a time, their method can perform a wide variety of operations much faster.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

They began secretly collecting them, and Mac had the idea of constructing a false bottom to the box and placing in it a tiny written message.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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