construction
Example Sentences
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The work took place during construction of the new "Römerstadtschule," where archaeologists excavated more than 4,500 square meters at the center of the ancient Roman city.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
He labors seven days a week as a construction worker, but goes out dancing every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Also on the U.S. target list are Iran’s buried stockpiles of fissile material and its construction site beneath Pickaxe Mountain, where it later hopes to enrich the material.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
As of early 2026, no construction licences had been granted anywhere in the EU.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Interlocking loops of multicolored construction paper—six million of them for the six million Jewish lives snuffed out during the Holocaust.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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