under construction

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In another part of Havana, Barrio Toledo, a new form of social housing is under construction.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

If all those under construction and on the drawing board are completed, that figure would rise to 35% by 2030.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

In the U.S. alone, there are roughly 1,500 data centers under construction, according to Pew Research Center.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The number of homes under construction, for instance, dropped early this year to a 5 ½-year low.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

A long I beam stretched nearly the full length of the loft, and on it lay the framework of an eight-oared shell under construction.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown