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build

[bild] / bɪld /
NOUN
physical structure, form
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK






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The key challenge for Europe is how to build its energy system so it can keep pace in the AI race and avoid the deindustrialization of parts of its economy, Sawan adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“If you’re as frustrated by the broken status quo as I am, I hope you’ll join our movement to build a city that works for everyone.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The deal puzzled numerous energy investors familiar with the project, which aims to build the first major new oil refinery in the U.S. in about 50 years.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

"It's simply unviable to build, unprofitable to build in large parts of the country," warned James Stevens of the Home Builders Federation.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

He would, he said, build an impossible maze, a maze so complex that it could never be solved by those who did not know the way.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell




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