construction
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However, some commissioners and residents remain skeptical, saying the benefits are uneven, and data centers create few permanent jobs after their labor-intensive construction is finished.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
AI companies are rushing to build data centers, creating a boom in that corner of the construction industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Ashraf Al-Targui, a 30-year-old construction supervisor, who lost his uncle's family in the floods, said he would have "preferred to lose my house rather than loved ones".
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
While employment in home construction has declined, the opposite is taking place among commercial builders.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
It functioned in this way until 1960, when it was torn down to make room for new construction in a thriving new Germany.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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