construction
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Her detailed, beautifully lighted paintings, of humble industrial scenes of corrugated ductwork, draped construction tarps and snaking wires, elevate these humble, utilitarian objects into tactile formal experiments.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Weichai, a state-owned group based in the Shandong region in northern China, is a major manufacturer of commercial vehicles, construction machinery and industrial engines, with 100,000 employees worldwide.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
The money would also be available for homeowners to buy down their interest rates during the construction period, according to Newsom’s office.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
MasTec is now a leading North American infrastructure and construction company, with 50% of its business from oil and natural-gas pipelines and 30% from high-voltage electric power transmissions, with just 25% from telecoms.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
She was on the floor of Tía’s apartment, cutting out blue construction paper butterflies for Mariposa while Tía’s telenovelas played across the room.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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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