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under construction

[uhn-der-kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / ˌʌn dər kənˈstrʌk ʃən /




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Six hydropower projects under construction, with a combined capacity of 508 MW, were also damaged.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

A specific opening window has not been detailed, but the ride is currently under construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Amatya’s 31-year-old brother, Prabin, was an engineer at a hydropower plant under construction downstream.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Its fossils were found at the site of a road rail terminal under construction in Davinópolis, a city in the state of Maranhão.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

And we use fitted when we speak of someone whose clothes are, shall we say, under construction: Alice was fittedfor a new dress.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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