erection

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Dr. Sarah Furness, the Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland, commissioned the statue's erection after the queen's death.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024

First class allowed families to select a site anywhere in the cemetery and, for an additional cost, the erection of a permanent memorial.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2023

The erection of several wind turbines is viewed by the Golan villagers as an encroachment.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2023

The rest of the neighborhood was equally supportive, many enthusiastically underwriting restoration of the columns and erection of the colonnade.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

The erection of the Charlevoix church had been an event of great excitement.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides