public works
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That meant governments had to compensate people if public works like roads and aerodromes affected the value of property.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
As for public works, China has enough and Beijing’s more important fiscal priority remains bailing out heavily indebted local governments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026
“He’d call me in the middle of the night— at 2 or 3 a.m. — to say, ‘Hey, go fill that pothole,’” remembers Constantino, whom Manzo appointed as Uruapan’s director of public works.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 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
For the first time, life was regularized, with division of labor and communal efforts, such as defense and public works projects.
From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell
