public works

Example Sentences

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Instead, firefighters and public works employees were covering the site inch by inch with soil dredged from a nearby site.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Carlos Aranibar is a former Downey public works commissioner and remains involved in local Democratic politics.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

That figure includes local-government spending on public works, which is weighed down by mountains of debt hidden off official balance sheets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

When public works want something, they schedule another hearing.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

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