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construction

[kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / kənˈstrʌk ʃən /




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From domestic help to construction workers, they have long supported these economies to lift their families back home from poverty.

From BBC

Builders and construction workers quite literally lay the foundation of our communities, creating the roads, homes and infrastructure that keep this country running.

From The Wall Street Journal

The demolition and foundation-building already is completed, but aboveground construction was due to begin next month.

From BBC

It includes measures such as banning activities in certain areas where species could be harmed or killed, like dam construction.

From BBC

The move marks the latest push by oil-and-gas veterans to capitalize on a building boom that has strained power markets and driven the U.S. construction sector in recent years.

From The Wall Street Journal