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under construction

[uhn-der-kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / ˌʌn dər kənˈstrʌk ʃən /




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Last fall, the U.S. said it would partner with Westinghouse to get $80 billion of new reactors under construction, with 20% of the company’s profit flowing to the federal government above $17.5 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

It is a riff on the Prelude from Bach’s Partita No. 3 for solo violin, the first music heard in the late architect’s Walt Disney Concert Hall while still under construction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

NextDecade’s Rio Grande LNG project is still under construction, leaving the stock more dependent on investors’ expectations for future LNG demand, financing, and expansion.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

The company is currently looking to add aluminum production capacity with a new plant under construction in Alabama.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Rad Lab staff and associates seated in the lap of the magnet yoke of the 60-inch, under construction in the still-skeletal Crocker Lab.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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