public works
Example Sentences
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In Ventura County, public works crews have said they are sending teams out to identify vulnerable coastal locations to see if they can be strengthened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Local governments tend to divert the cash into white-elephant public works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 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
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
Finally, food production permits or requires people to adopt sedentary living, which is a prerequisite for accumulating substantial possessions, developing elaborate technology and crafts, and constructing public works.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
