construction

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, construction remains in demand, and pay bumps for job changers in the construction industry have been “in double digits for several years,” Richardson said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The project, linking Malaysia’s Penang Island to Seberang Perai, is expected to be awarded by July, with construction starting in 2027 and completion by 2031, he notes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In an effort to put a dent in the state’s housing shortage, California is considering something unprecedented: getting into the construction insurance business.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Trump said at a news conference announcing the battleship that the construction of the first of the vessels, the USS Defiant, would begin soon, with the first ships operational in two-and-a-half years.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He’d be spotted any minute, halfway in the construction site, and halfway out on the sidewalk.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste