construction
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The Algerian man was apprehended by police at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport as he prepared to board a flight to Algeria, while the construction worker was detained in Western France, according to prosecutors.
Much of the New Administrative Capital that surrounds it is also still a construction site, home to government ministries where workers commute by bus every day.
From Barron's
The U.S. imports around 50% of the copper it consumes each year across a host of important sectors, including housing, transportation, construction, and electrical generation.
From Barron's
For the first time in six months, the construction sector was lower, dragged down by engineering activities and a third straight month of declined in residential building construction.
The photo was taken on an empty construction floor of the pier where he had a concert that night.
From Los Angeles Times
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