erect
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The plan is for major private players to erect hundreds of wind turbines in the bay — each rising as high as L.A.’s tallest skyscrapers — then tow them out to the ocean.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Independent Mid Ulster Councillor, Barry Monteith, has been working with some of the relatives to erect a new plaque near where the Hillcrest Bar was.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
In 2025 Anduril announced it would spend $1 billion to erect its first “Arsenal” manufacturing plant in Columbus, Ohio.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
The composition of “Quiet Procession,” with bent, prone and erect figures, each subdivided into simmering blocks of color, is simply sublime.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
Then Ivy sat perfectly still, perfectly erect, her hands folded perfectly in her lap, her head tilted ever so slightly to the left as she listened intently to the teacher’s every word.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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