construct
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There are other thoughts in this essential collection that readers may use to construct their own “to do” lists, which Alexander jokingly says could be “the next great literary genre.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
All should have a calculator to help you construct a ladder with the timeline and budget that you would like.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
The book has over a hundred narrators, relying on the reader to sift and construct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Real Madrid's formula was seemingly simple: construct a team of the world's best players - spearheaded by Cristiano Ronaldo - and stick a legendary former star in charge.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The inner workings of the duck are unknown, despite various attempts to construct replicas.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Fielder is the creator of the TV series “The Rehearsal” and “Nathan for You” who constructs discombobulating sham realities that include bogus businesses such as Dumb Starbucks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Ghaderi says slidkrans is used particularly by healthcare professionals and in youth clinics but adds misinformation still exists emphasising the "need to change social constructs".
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The world is in chaos in “Exit Party,” and so are the constructs of reality and linear time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Once the selected become official members of the Green Lantern Corps, they can wield their rings to create astronomical constructs.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
They are simply mathematical constructs that make the mathematical operations in string theory work in the manner that they have to.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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The filmmakers constructed a massive set in Mumbai for the central story settings, while VFX teams worked there and in London and Vancouver.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2026
It authorizes up to $25 billion in state-issued bonds to create a loan program to help middle-income Californians buy newly constructed homes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
These communities often constructed fortified sites, and strategically located settlements controlling surrounding territories.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026
The companies it owns fall into three categories: accounting, IT services and the built environment, which includes services involved in getting buildings and infrastructure approved, constructed and maintained.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The other wears a shoe that has been constructed since the dawn of time.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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In recent years, Pyongyang has beefed up its border fortifications, laying new land mines, constructing new walls and building antitank barriers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
This isn’t about optimizing every meal, spending three hours prepping identical containers or constructing the sort of Sunday routine that makes you feel behind when you inevitably skip it.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026
The arts center was founded by acclaimed Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama, who Florenz said has proposed constructing a permanent building for the coffins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
In the corridors of Brussels, there's whispered talk of constructing a "special association agreement" with Canada.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Remember, this is one tight, well-connected, emotional ball I’m constructing here.
From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher
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