public works
Example Sentences
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The department notified the local public works agency of some damage, but McGee could not say what exactly was damaged or what the extent was.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
That meant governments had to compensate people if public works like roads and aerodromes affected the value of property.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Has a public works project ever been so beautiful?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
Two blocks of municipal land, including the village office, council chambers, public works facilities, and a recreation center, sit directly above a former mine site.
From Science Daily ● May 6, 2026
In the 1930s and early 1940s, President Franklin D. Roosevelt began to roll out the New Deal—a massive public works and investment program designed to lift the nation out of a severe depression.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
