under construction
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At press briefings he grows increasingly somnolent when asked to address any topic that isn’t the supersized neoclassical ballroom currently under construction atop the rubble of the White House East Wing.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Its work in Europe includes nonnuclear testing to gather data on liquid lead in Italy, where it also has a nonnuclear demonstration reactor under construction.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
In another part of Havana, Barrio Toledo, a new form of social housing is under construction.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
His company, Grass Roots, has two houses under construction but has not yet applied for permits on any others.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
Great fleets of interstellar transports would be under construction in Earth orbit—unmanned survey ships, liners for immigrants, immense trading ships to plow the seas of space.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
