erected

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A makeshift memorial has been erected on the sidewalk in front of the centre's gates and police cars still patrol the area surrounding the southern California institution.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The roadblocks erected by the demonstrators across the country have disrupted supplies of fuel, food and medicine to La Paz, causing widespread shortages.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The only object that could better symbolize his time in office is the gold toilet erected as an art installation in D.C. by a mysterious collective called the Secret Handshake.

From Salon • May 20, 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

Three picnic shelters had been erected for the pleasure of the people of Noank, three open-sided structures with shingled roofs, tables, and in each shelter a stone fireplace for cooking.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt