built
Example Sentences
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"Everything they have built this season, don't let it affect them. They have been in this situation before and they don't want to relive that."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
SpaceX’s Starship is designed to be the most powerful rocket ever built, consisting of a booster that propels a large spacecraft into space.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
“Cori has built a lot of trust with this group, and it shows in the way that she stays so composed,” Leger-Walker said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
But not enough refineries were built to keep up with demand for the fuel and in recent years governments have imposed higher taxes on it.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
The island was built in layers, Nim thought: beach and rock, grassland and rain forest, and, last of all, the rocky Fire Mountain cone.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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