erected

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Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt erected millions of square feet of unsightly buildings on the National Mall to house an expanded federal bureaucracy during the world wars.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

In each of the past five years, on average, only 200 miles of new transmission and distribution lines have been erected.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Maaden erected prefabricated warehouses for the fertilizer and rigged piping systems to move corrosive sulfuric acid, a key ingredient in phosphate production, into stainless-steel tanker trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The 24,000-square-foot building was erected in 1965 by shopping mall pioneer and developer Ernest Hahn to serve as his corporate headquarters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

With eight years to prepare, he erected a first-rate viewing station, tested and retested his instruments, and had everything in a state of perfect readiness.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson