construction
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In 2018, Fujimori was arrested as part of a sprawling corruption probe involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The Census Bureau reports residential construction data for May.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
The tech boss also owns stakes in smaller businesses, including The Boring Company, a tunnel construction firm, and Neuralink, which develops implantable brain-computer interfaces.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
That might be done by filling it with debris from hospital construction and graded earth or by leveling it with parking structures that would support an elevated ground floor.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
I show them the construction paper I stapled around some lined notebook paper.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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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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