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In each of the past five years, on average, only 200 miles of new transmission and distribution lines have been erected.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

AFP journalists at Granadilla saw white tents erected along the quay and that the police, some in protective medical suits, had sealed off part of the small industrial port.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The 24,000-square-foot building was erected in 1965 by shopping mall pioneer and developer Ernest Hahn to serve as his corporate headquarters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Nearby, the community has erected several artificial beehives to boost honey production, which forms the backbone of the local economy.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Had gravity been a trifle stronger, the universe itself might have collapsed like a badly erected tent without precisely the right values to give it the right dimensions and density and component parts.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson