construction

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Manufacturing employment rose by 15,000, and the construction industry added 26,000 jobs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

As a matter of story construction, too, the film is a failure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

The National Capital Planning Commission went ahead with the vote because a district judge’s ruling Tuesday affects construction activities, commission spokesperson said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

Natural resources and mining added 11,000 jobs, while construction employment grew by 30,000.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Using the pile of construction paper, markers, and tape, we began sketching screenshots of how we imagined our app would look, on cardboard cutouts shaped like cell phones.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas