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Federal law requires express congressional authority to erect a building or structure on federal parks and public grounds in Washington.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

If she didn’t already have her own theme park, it would be our cultural duty to erect one; she is among the most talented and universally beloved artists our country has ever produced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

A sharper understanding of trade tensions and tactics is nonetheless warranted as governments erect new trade and investment restrictions and subsidies, which together are up fivefold since 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Zaldivar led the movement to erect this monument, named the Wall Las Memorias, which was finalized in 2004.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Princess Dragomiroff drew herself a little more erect.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

The act erects massive barriers to entry to the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

PHOTOS: Finland erects barriers at border with Russia to control influx of migrants.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

This issue is the AI alignment problem, and it’s another source of uncertainty that erects barriers to trust.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 3, 2023

The family of Andrii Romanenko, 31, erects a tent to protect the coffin from the afternoon sun.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

A race builds itself for a million years, refines itself, erects cities like those out there, does everything it can to give itself respect and beauty, and then it dies.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

Around that time, an office prankster briefly erected a life-size cardboard cutout of imprisoned crypto fraudster Sam Bankman-Fried—a joke partly about how similar Coplan, a fellow crypto billionaire, is in appearance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

The Grade II-listed statue was erected as a national memorial in 1880 after receiving special permission from Queen Victoria.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The Secret Service has erected a security ring of steel around the site of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

An “autodefensa,” or armed member of the town’s militia, checks a vehicle’s paperwork at one of the barricades erected to protect San Ángel Zurumucapio,.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026

She cut the drag in two pieces and, pushing the poles under one piece, she erected a tent.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

But he will call on the EU to design its "Made in Europe" programme in a way that deepens ties with the UK "rather than erecting new barriers", Treasury sources told the BBC.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

In 2021, Tennessee lawmakers proposed erecting a statue of Parton on the grounds of the state Capitol.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

The Coastal Commission signed off on the project a few years ago, after tussles over low-cost housing provisions during the course of erecting yet another luxury hotel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

When makeshift roadblocks appeared, Minneapolis urged residents to stop erecting them, citing the need for emergency access, fire response, and roadways open for all.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

When San Jose Mogote founded Monte Alban, Tilcajete responded by gathering people from its surrounding villages, doubling in size, and erecting its own ceremonial buildings.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann