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build

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






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"The debate of how we build a society where safety and privacy coexist" is worth having, he says, but the ongoing vandalism is "disappointing".

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

He promised to "once again create an environment where you can dream about and build your future".

From Barron's Sep. 5, 2026

And as researchers work to build safeguards, AI has shown, in some scenarios, a willingness and capacity to subvert human authority.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

World Trade Center downtown into a 512-unit complex anchoring a campaign to build 4,000 affordable apartments across L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Over time that difficulty can help you build strength and a sense of purpose.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Along with giving tweens and teens something to look forward to, recess encourages movement, builds social confidence, and fosters a sense of community, which are all vital to healthy development.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

"I had this idea of an English guy who builds a rocket, in the basement of his house," recalled Park.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

“That’s the slow, quiet anger that builds up in you, until you finally decide to do something about it,” she says.

From Salon Sep. 3, 2026

James Mayo, a financial planner in Lakewood, Colo., builds bond ladders, which means owning individual bonds or target-maturity bond funds with maturities that span multiple years.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Scientific progress builds step by step, and as the example of Darwin and Wallace shows, when the time is ripe, two or more individuals may make the next step independently of one another.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

“Here where Nature has builded her finest playground, man has added the material things which provide the comforts that make life worth while,” proclaimed a 1921 advertisement in The Times titled “The Great Southwest.”

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 19, 2022

It is prophesied that the sound of the hammer will not cease for five years in Washington, at the end of which time the house will be builded.

From Time Magazine Archive

Booker T. Washington, who was a seven-year-old on a Virginia plantation when Shaw died, rose to say that the "real monument" to Shaw "is being slowly but safely builded among the lowly."

From Time Magazine Archive

Here William Rufus had builded; here Coke and Bacon handed down the Law.

From Time Magazine Archive

We have builded our Camp anew, & as it saith in Genesis, “/ dwell in the Tents of Shem.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

“I’m not in the moment wondering if I’m being too greedy,” said Angel Gutierrez, a full-time options trader who built an agent that scores contracts to determine when to sell.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 6, 2026

It suggests that the answer may depend not only on the immune system, but also on biological differences built into individual joints during development.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

There is a clear generational shift with the new presenters, all three of whom built their profiles on social media - and critics have been mixed on how successfully that translates to The Grand Tour.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

By showing in molecular detail how RNA polymerase reads and transcribes non-natural DNA letters, the new research provides an important foundation for technologies built around expanded genetic codes.

From Science Daily Sep. 5, 2026

Next he built a fire and started pouring strange, smelly powders onto the flames.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

Elon Musk previously likened building AI to “summoning the demon.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

It also noted that the original game has long been associated with bringing people together across cultures — a somewhat different message from building a wall to keep a “horde” out.

From Salon Sep. 5, 2026

No, Arte, thank you for finally selling the Angels to someone with a remarkable history of building successful teams.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 5, 2026

Like many teenagers, she spends about seven hours inside a school building without recess.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

It was dark night when we were marched at last out of the building.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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