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construction

[kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / kənˈstrʌk ʃən /




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In 2019, the Supreme Court awarded the disputed site for construction of the temple, paving the way for a huge fundraising drive across the country to finance the project.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

He was part of the “Dirt Boyz,” a nickname for heavy construction and civil engineering specialists in the Air Force.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

But nowadays, the formerly sleepy streets are awash with diggers, orange construction cones and out-of-state license plates.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

The beachfront hotel was lovely but it was difficult to reach guest services on multiple occasions and there was construction outside my room.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Even if we had the time and the ability, we’d run out of construction paper long before we got close.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

Cappelleri also pointed out that despite their different constructions, the RSP ETF and the Dow often arrive at very similar results.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

"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

Man Ray also built ingenious collages, bas-relief constructions and elegant chess sets.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 27, 2025

Family is like a tapestry, sewn together in a constant story despite different constructions and experiences.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 31, 2025

The problem for Kepler was that circles, eccentrics and epicycles were geometrical constructions; there was no evidence that any such gearing existed in the heavens.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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