construction
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An October 2024 launch party with Will Smith and Alicia Keys proved premature, as rushed work left hotels riddled with construction problems and unable to open without hundreds of millions of dollars of fixes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
The work took place during construction of the new "Römerstadtschule," where archaeologists excavated more than 4,500 square meters at the center of the ancient Roman city.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
District Judge Richard Leon ordered a temporary halt to construction.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
"We just saw big trucks and construction vehicles destroying our farms," she recalls.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
As the city grew and expanded in that direction, the mines were covered over by the construction of new roads and neighborhoods, which created a labyrinth made up of nearly two hundred miles of tunnels.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
