construction

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Riley said delays caused by the city and neighbor lawsuits have helped spiral costs upwards, because construction costs have climbed in recent years and interest on a pre-development loan has piled up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Satellite imagery seen by the BBC show that construction has continued at the airbase despite the court halting it.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

They warn it could sink prosperity in Switzerland, where large swathes of the economy -- from medical research to construction to healthcare -- depend heavily on foreign labour, primarily from the surrounding EU.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

That pastoral scene is gone: Heavy trucks, earth movers and hundreds of construction workers have run nearly round-the-clock for about two years building a Meta Platforms data center.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Jordie refers to Pamela’s designer yoga pants as leggings, and she storms out, ripping one of the chains under construction right down the middle.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman