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construct

[kuhn-struhkt, kon-struhkt] / kənˈstrʌkt, ˈkɒn strʌkt /


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Real Madrid's formula was seemingly simple: construct a team of the world's best players - spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo - and stick a legendary former star in charge.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Most towns and local governments have rules on how big a lot must be for a builder to construct a single-family home on it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“He engages the white construct in a way that’s intelligent and everything, and then I see this commercial where he’s sitting there playing Aretha Franklin and he’s dancing a jig,” he said.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

At least one of Tomlin’s former players is astonished that he was able to construct a sprawling “Minecraft” community in the limited spare time enjoyed by an NFL head coach.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Stanton later recalled that when it came to running the meeting, she and her friends “felt as helpless and hopeless as if they had been suddenly asked to construct a steam engine.”

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

Ghaderi says slidkrans is used particularly by healthcare professionals and in youth clinics but adds misinformation still exists emphasising the "need to change social constructs".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

She didn’t want laws and social constructs to be fairer, less dangerous, more fulfilling for women as a concept; she wanted it for you, for me, for the lady in the back row.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

The ecosystem does not wait for evidence; it constructs a narrative framework into which evidence, if it ever appears, can be slotted later.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

People will spend a solid chunk of their lives in hyper-personalized, persistent imaginary constructs, like long-running soap operas or television series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

They are simply mathematical constructs that make the mathematical operations in string theory work in the manner that they have to.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Some popular videos depict Cliffe deconstructing a student’s shoddily constructed argument.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

By combining the two, the researchers constructed a simple loop that served as a basic building block of a lattice gauge theory.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

The plants, constructed in fortified bunkers and protected from drone attack by huge steel cages, are each capable of providing electricity and heat to several hundred of the city's high-rise apartment blocks.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

The Victorian was originally constructed in 1903 and was located at 1003 Ocean Ave. In 1977, the structure was relocated to 2640 Main St., along with the Heritage Museum’s “Roy Jones House.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The other wears a shoe that has been constructed since the dawn of time.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

This isn’t about optimizing every meal, spending three hours prepping identical containers or constructing the sort of Sunday routine that makes you feel behind when you inevitably skip it.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

The arts center was founded by acclaimed Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, who Florenz said has proposed constructing a permanent building for the coffins.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Rather than constructing the desired quantum states one small piece at a time, their method can perform a wide variety of operations much faster.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

It started with a sudden, strong gust of air, says Pemba Dundu Tamang, whose team of about 30 was constructing the tunnel's concrete lining.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

But there was an alternative to constructing some sort of high-pressure mechanism.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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