construction
Example Sentences
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The direct construction cost estimates have also doubled over the last year.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
"We are for development, we are for transparency, we are against construction in protected areas," she insisted.
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
“As of 1855, construction of overland telegraph systems had become standardized,” Mr. Tabor writes, but “no such standard existed for submarine telegraph lines, especially those running through salt water.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
“We’ve used every scrap of construction paper in the whole district. And there’s no money in the budget to purchase more.”
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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