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infrastructure

[in-fruh-struhk-cher] / ˈɪn frəˌstrʌk tʃər /


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Meanwhile the AI boom requires companies to spend heavily on physical infrastructure, projects that require loans and financing backed by Goldman, the company says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

One of the more unexpected findings was that human infrastructure, including roads and settlements, sometimes caused animals to become less watchful.

From Science Daily Jul. 15, 2026

In a landmark review into the water sector of England and Wales, water companies were criticised for historic underinvestment in water infrastructure.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Economists have argued that China must shift towards a growth model powered more by domestic consumption than by investment in real estate and infrastructure.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The war’s been intense lately, and with several decades of infrastructure funding diverted to supplying the warfront, I don’t know if these buildings would hold up well in another earthquake.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu

By contrast stablecoins move through proprietary, fragmented infrastructures.

From The Wall Street Journal May 25, 2026

National infrastructures in many cases are not able to sustain mass-market electrification.

From BBC Mar. 10, 2026

"When core infrastructures like cloud, AI or platforms are controlled from outside Europe, so are the rules, the data and ultimately the leverage."

From Barron's Feb. 5, 2026

The Rural New Deal lays out a far-ranging platform to rebuild the nation’s economically embattled small farms, revitalize rural towns, invest in community infrastructures, fund rural health care and schools, and other urgent priorities.

From Salon Dec. 20, 2025

Some information technology experts warned that computers would not be able to distinguish the correct meaning of 00, resulting in widespread failure of vital infrastructures.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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