construction
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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
But he quit football because of the low pay and started working in construction.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Employment rose across a number of industries in May, led by about a 27,000 rise in construction work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“Don’t I wish. At this point, I’m getting black lung disease from inhaling too many construction paper molecules.”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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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