construction
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Trump said that the construction of a coal export terminal in Oakland, California will create more than 1,400 jobs, with the total package supporting around 14,000.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The direct construction cost estimates have also doubled over the last year.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The protests have intensified in recent days after security guards assaulted a man near the protected area and footage of preparatory construction work and bulldozers on the beach was released.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Although parts of Dedeaux Field are still under construction, the Trojans were 32-1 there for the best home record in school history.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
In some vaguely general fashion, they understood this, regarding the construction of the District of Columbia on the Potomac as a statement of Virginia’s enduring influence over the federal government.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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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