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

He pointed to piracy and terrorism, the erection of trade barriers by some countries, and challenges from climate change and natural disasters.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2021

Three weeks later, Groves ordered the erection of a 2,100-column thermal diffusion plant at Oak Ridge.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik