building
Example Sentences
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“The emphasis going forward is going to be building things that people are ultimately willing to pay for,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s building hundreds of housing units every year ... and every year it’s going to be funding hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in our neighborhoods.”
From Los Angeles Times
The Ghanaian-American was hoping to make a statement about the visibility of people with disabilities, building on years of work in the US and here in Ghana of speaking out on the issue.
From BBC
An AFP journalist at the scene saw the collapsed facade of a residential building and rescue workers searching the rubble for victims.
From Barron's
But America will still need workers for all kinds of vital jobs—from health services, to plumbing and electrical repair, to building homes or working in biotech labs.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
