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He is pushing ahead with plans to erect a massive triumphal arch elsewhere in Washington.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Other workers erect scaffolding for a four-story structure where they will assemble, piece by piece, the giant replica of the pope.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The board has the responsibility to maintain the building that houses the center, but not to demolish the building and erect a new one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Federal law requires express congressional authority to erect a building or structure on federal parks and public grounds in Washington.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

“But let us not waste time while the spirits grow stronger. Gabriel, I want you to erect a platform here.”

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya

The act erects massive barriers to entry to the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

PHOTOS: Finland erects barriers at border with Russia to control influx of migrants.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

This issue is the AI alignment problem, and it’s another source of uncertainty that erects barriers to trust.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 3, 2023

The family of Andrii Romanenko, 31, erects a tent to protect the coffin from the afternoon sun.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

A race builds itself for a million years, refines itself, erects cities like those out there, does everything it can to give itself respect and beauty, and then it dies.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

T-shirts and souvenirs bearing his features are on sale in a nearby shop, and several businesses have erected large banners to welcome him to Chiclayo.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

They erected sprawling campuses and upscale strip malls—and even helped turn a moribund river into an Olympic water-sports venue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

The street artist erected the statue of a man marching off a plinth with his face covered by a flag at Waterloo Place on 29 April.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

I saw that a wall of thick, bulletproof glass had been erected around the stage.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

In 2021, Tennessee lawmakers proposed erecting a statue of Parton on the grounds of the state Capitol.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

It’s been a long road from that pivotal New Mexican trial to this hilarious cartoon version, with corporations erecting bigger and bigger speed bumps.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

When makeshift roadblocks appeared, Minneapolis urged residents to stop erecting them, citing the need for emergency access, fire response, and roadways open for all.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Brighton's statement answer, erecting Europe's first purpose-built women's football stadium, is one solution, but many WSL clubs do not have the space, money or resources to do likewise.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

When he had gone only a short distance, he realized that, while they were erecting the stall, one of them had spoken Arabic and the other Spanish.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho