erected

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Second, a granite headstone, measuring six feet by three feet, will be erected.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

Restoration began this week, with a small construction site erected around the mosaic and a restorer working to return the artwork to its former glory, Milan's city council said in a statement.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt erected millions of square feet of unsightly buildings on the National Mall to house an expanded federal bureaucracy during the world wars.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

Maaden erected prefabricated warehouses for the fertilizer and rigged piping systems to move corrosive sulfuric acid, a key ingredient in phosphate production, into stainless-steel tanker trucks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

A stage hung with the blue livery of Claudius had been erected for the day’s events.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein