construction
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However, employment in construction increased by about 16,000 and rose about 15,000 in educational service to partially offset a sharp drop in September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
But the centres also need power sources, intensive cooling systems, and old-fashioned construction, plumbing and electrical work, all providing money and jobs for local communities and beyond.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
For the next 16 months, motorists will have to seek alternative routes to the Vincent Thomas Bridge, which is slated to close for construction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Leading up to Thursday’s tech-stock tumble, concern was growing over the borrowing costs for hyperscalers and other companies to fund data-center construction and to pay for cloud computing and AI development services.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
She smiled gently, and when he stepped aside to let them pass, Coal saw a dip in the ground that left a gap in the construction fence.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
For Vara, one of the stylistic issues that stood out about The Blue Fighter was that it had used sentence constructions using "X but Y", which she says is common in AI-generated texts.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
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
The state also requires home hardening measures for the structure itself — from covering vents with a mesh to block embers from entering to using fire-resistant building materials — for all new constructions since 2008.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Cappelleri also pointed out that despite their different constructions, the RSP ETF and the Dow often arrive at very similar results.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Apart from the still lifes, what I’m showing is mostly figurative, although there are a couple of constructions made from drinking straws and uncooked macaroni, and one called Silver Paper.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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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