erected
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Near the mouth of a river, in Powhatan territory, the colonists erected a cross and proclaimed England’s King James I the rightful owner of the place, which they called Jamestown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Fatima Emar, Mohammed's wife, says that the family had originally erected tents after the houses they had built in 2023 were destroyed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Most notable is the White House State Ballroom, which is currently being erected where the historic East Wing of the White House used to stand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Lead underwriter Goldman Sachs erected models just a few weeks ago of SpaceX rockets in the lobby of its New York headquarters.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
The tomb’s exact location appeared on the message boards that evening, along with screenshots showing the force field the Sixers had erected to keep everyone else out.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
