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Despite its peculiarities, it was immediately apparent to visitors like Rev. Graham that the ideology and imagery of the system Kim Il Sung had erected had much in common with Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Irish signs will also be erected on four other streets – Kimberley Street, St Johns Place, Indiana Avenue and Mountainview Drive.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

They just erected a Blue Note here in Los Angeles, which is awesome.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

A permanent replacement has yet to be erected -- government approval is needed for religious buildings, and it has not yet been granted.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Had gravity been a trifle stronger, the universe itself might have collapsed like a badly erected tent without precisely the right values to give it the right dimensions and density and component parts.

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