construction
Example Sentences
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More than 100 people in the UK have already been employed to work on the project, with Universal promising a total of 20,000 jobs during the construction period.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
This may explain why labor productivity in the construction industry fell 30% between 1970 and 2024, while productivity more than doubled in the wider economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
“These price gouging protections continue to be necessary as construction and rebuilding continue, and as thousands of people remain displaced,” the motion said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
“With its generous scale, prime setting, and extraordinary vistas, the site invites a new vision where new construction can fully realize and elevate everything this exceptional property has to offer.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
The art teachers signed on first, followed by the social studies teachers, so now paper links are under construction all day, not just before and after school and at lunch.
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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