construction
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Construction crews had to evacuate the building, a worker at the scene said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 7, 2026
Construction spending on data centers in April was up 28% over the past year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $50.7 billion, according to the Associated Builders and Contractors trade group.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
They had hoped work from Williams - trading as Chris Williams Construction - would make their lives easier, providing a spacious kitchen area.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
Home Construction ETF, an encouraging sign of improving relative strength.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
Construction crews haul supplies while women in skirts wheel laundry carts of paper between bald wooden huts.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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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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