construction
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The construction boom is the first significant US military activity under that compact, explained Ongerung Kambes Kesolei, founder of local think-tank the Congress Point Institute.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Plus, 7% mortgage rates could also weigh on new construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
This unpopularity has grown over the past two years, with some polls suggesting half of Americans support a total pause on their construction.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Voskanyan had studied in Armenia to be a dentist and later worked a variety of jobs in America including in construction, jewelry and as a dental technician.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Of all his accomplishments as president, Roosevelt believed that the construction of the Panama Canal was his greatest achievement.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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Novels from Valeria Luiselli and Katy Simpson Smith explore the connections between human relationships and the deliberate constructions of art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
If Ms. Orton sang like her 19-year-old self, had the songs been tight constructions manicured by a hired-gun songwriter, had her insights felt unearned, such a declaration could have come across as trite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
"We now see that end of these monumental constructions coincides with the disappearance of the population that built them," Seersholm said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026
Not surprisingly, the new necessities have made new constructions a harder sell.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
This was primary source material, research papers based on direct experimental data, involved theoretical constructions utilizing a complex vocabulary and containing a wealth of original ideas—and he was breaking his head on it.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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Vocabulary lists containing construction
Engineering - Introductory
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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Engineering - Middle School
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