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A sharper understanding of trade tensions and tactics is nonetheless warranted as governments erect new trade and investment restrictions and subsidies, which together are up fivefold since 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Authorities in Mexico City say they will again erect screens along the Paseo de la Reforma, the capital’s iconic thoroughfare, but will space them out to keep crowds from congregating at a single point.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

Trump walked part of the property and inspected blueprints in view of reporters; he was then driven by the site where he wants to erect a marble arch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Which is without question why the prime minister was very keen in our interview to erect the highest bar he could to any wannabe successors triggering a leadership contest.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

As business grows, we push the shelves closer together, erect special displays at the ends of the aisles, crowd the lotions.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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

Similarly, “The Death of Vivek Oji” erects a crushing and emotional peak through visceral, delicate prose.

From Seattle Times ● May 24, 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

A portrait of Ann Widdecombe has been erected in Parliament to remember the former MP, who was found dead with serious head injuries last month.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The Constitution and federal law say new buildings may not be erected on public property in the District of Columbia “without the express authority of Congress.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

Dozens of patients were moved Saturday to tents erected outside the Ruteng hospital, many with their loved ones by their side.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

When the cow died, Granma published her obituary on its front page, and a marble statue of her was erected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

A barrier of sawhorses had been erected, and the women whose husbands were inside stood in a special place behind them.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Advocacy groups and experts say that by erecting turbines without a permit or any public consultation, SpaceXAI has disregarded existing legislation such as the Clean Air Act.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 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

Moving from a free neighborhood high school team to an academy can be expensive, erecting a “pay-to-play” barrier that often restricts those programs to wealthier families.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026

Beatles tour guide Jackie Spencer posted last summer on social media that the increase in visitors and tours to the narrow streets had led to residents erecting a metal chain to manage access.

From BBC ● May 8, 2026

Contractors had begun erecting two of the firm’s newest, tallest Chicago skyscrapers, the Women’s Christian Temperance Union Temple and the Masonic Fraternity Temple, at twenty-one stories the tallest building in the world.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson