erected

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Whereas East Germany built a wall, the Cubans erected a toll booth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But jarring tensions are emerging in the run-up to UFC Freedom 250, the event being held in a specially built arena erected over the White House's elegant South Lawn.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

It was erected during the final week of April, when one of Trump Doral’s four golf courses—the Blue Monster, famous for its punishing water hazards—hosted the PGA Championship.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Above my grave, a granite headstone, measuring six feet by three feet, will be erected.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

New cars, heavy with fins and chrome, were parked in front of miners’ houses from New Camp to Frog Level, and new swing sets, brightly painted, were erected in the backyards.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam