erected
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The Constitution and federal law say new buildings may not be erected on public property in the District of Columbia “without the express authority of Congress.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
New signage has been erected at the site encouraging people not to wedge any coins into the causeway.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
AFP saw several residents of the small town of Mbay, in Nagekeo regency nearest the epicentre, camped out in makeshift tents they had erected using tarpaulins and poles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
When the cow died, Granma published her obituary on its front page, and a marble statue of her was erected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Atop these, on railcar wheels or “trucks,” they erected a “traveler,” a giant derrick consisting of three tall towers spanned at the top by a platform.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
