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build

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






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Liou and her gardener helped Lee install it and build a bioswale to catch rainwater, using stones from Valley Builders Supply and some larger rocks from Bourget Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Gwynne Shotwell, one of the first executives hired by Elon Musk at SpaceX, has helped build it into one of the world’s most valuable companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Dr Michael Lambert, a lecturer in medical humanities at Lancaster University, studied hundreds of national and regional archive documents to build a picture of how and why Stephen Holt - and other infants - died.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

District Court Judge David O. Carter ordered the VA to build 2,500 units in addition to the 1,200 the agency agreed to build to settle the earlier case.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Tūtū is definitely going to build off that, tell Dad how he could live those good times again.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila




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