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In July of that year, the Code Enforcement division of the Planning Department dropped in to inspect and cited Quirky for code violations: litter, outdoor storage, tents erected at a place other than a campsite.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
In 2017, as I reported, Southern Co. pulled the plug on the flagship plant of this effort, a coal gasification factory it had erected in eastern Mississippi.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Blank signage erected around the town ahead of the meter rollout has been defaced with the same word: "Resist".
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
It held a quasi-military parade in Barentsburg celebrating Russia's victory over Nazi Germany and erected a giant unauthorised Orthodox cross in Pyramiden, another small Russian community.
From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026
There they erected new walls around themselves, to create at least the illusion that Morgan Stanley had no conflict of interest.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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