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construction

[kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / kənˈstrʌk ʃən /




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Casey’s expects to open at least 120 stores this fiscal year through a mix of mergers and acquisitions and new store construction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Applied Digital has one so-called AI factory under construction in North Dakota and another in the state that is partially operational.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In addition, it states that the plans for the event did not receive approval from Congress to construct a massive structure on the lawn and did not undergo a required environmental review before construction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The leader of Glasgow City Council has said construction work on the Union Corner site destroyed by fire earlier this year might not begin for five or six years.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“I was awakened by whistling and shouting,” said Zvonko Springer, who worked on road construction.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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