erected
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Water from a massive swell — double the size that was initially predicted — blasted through 20-foot berms erected at the Wedge and washed out roads from about 21st Street to 6th Street, officials said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Stevenage Borough Council said the sign was erected at Fairlands Valley Park, external to stop people outside of the club from "using high-powered model boats" on Millennium Lake.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Deputies also erected a white pop-up tent, often used during an investigation where remains are found, and were taking photographs at the scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 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
Had gravity been a trifle stronger, the universe itself might have collapsed like a badly erected tent without precisely the right values to give it the right dimensions and density and component parts.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
