construction
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Taxing buildings and land together at the same rate discourages precisely the activity cities most need, namely new construction and redevelopment.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
North Korea also appears to have completed construction of a suspected uranium enrichment plant at Yongbyon, according to new satellite imagery analysis by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The mayor will speak about the plan on Thursday at Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys, where construction is underway on a new water recycling project.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The construction of two huge single-track viaducts were "nearing completion", he added.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
On the other side, more construction workers poured concrete, smoothing it carefully using pieces of wood.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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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