erected
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As the 14th hole sank into the sea, contractors erected a stone structure to protect it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Earlier this year, the phone erected for Ruby and Hart Campbell was moved to a more public location.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
And he's not the only one, with florist Kadir Kokus saying sales had been badly hit since the boards were erected late last month.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
A poorly constructed plywood-and-vinyl version of the 166-foot stone arch he has proposed building as a monument to himself was hastily erected — and immediately started falling apart.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026
Instead, when the fever rampaged through Philadelphia in summers to come, vast tent encampments were erected for the poor by the Schuylkill River and in the Northern Liberties.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
