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If she didn’t already have her own theme park, it would be our cultural duty to erect one; she is among the most talented and universally beloved artists our country has ever produced.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The National Trust for Historic Preservation had sued, arguing that the president has no authority to erect new buildings on government property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

For years, Canada has debated whether to renovate 24 Sussex, knock it down and build something new or erect a new residence elsewhere in Ottawa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 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

There he poked the quill into the soft, rotting wood of his floor, where it stood erect, a sort of talisman.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

The act erects massive barriers to entry to the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

If the franchise ever erects statues in Exposition Park, the first will be made in his image.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

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

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

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

Usually a raised stage is erected for the candidates to stand on when the result is announced.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Spain has now erected new barriers along the breakwater to deter future crossers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Shortly after, the developer bulldozed the entire place, ripped out trees and erected a 4,700-square-foot box house complete with an eight-foot-tall tiger painted by the front door.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

Like something beavers might have erected if they had opposable thumbs and lots of upper body strength.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

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

Bolivians began demonstrating and erecting roadblocks in early May to demand salary increases, stable fuel supplies and measures to mitigate the worst economic crisis in 40 years.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

A famous example was a 1986 column on the Solomon R. Guggenheim’s proposal to expand its iconic Frank Lloyd Wright building by erecting a rectangular tower behind the smaller of the building’s two rotundas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

The construction site is erecting a shiny new mall while modern buildings and related respiratory illnesses are spiking up across the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026

The first order of business was erecting a chain-link fence around the construction site.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen