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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

He spent billions of dollars to erect a supercomputing complex in Memphis to support the company’s Grok AI assistant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Some also attempted to erect a barricade with rental bikes which was cleared by police.

From Barron's ● May 30, 2026

That same month, she pushed to erect a statue of him at the Capitol building in San Juan alongside other presidents who’ve visited the island.

From Salon ● May 6, 2026

Penelope was trying her best to erect a shelter for herself and the children; at the moment she was puzzling over which side of the tarpaulin was the top, and making no progress whatsoever.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

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

Several participants in the commemoration were draped in Israeli and EU flags, as they paid their respects at a monument erected in 2001 to mark the site of the pogrom.

From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026

Earlier this year, the phone erected for Ruby and Hart Campbell was moved to a more public location.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

The Grade II listed Renaissance-style dock building was erected in 1865 to cater for Penarth's flourishing shipping trade and was bought and renovated by the Martinez family in 2000.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026

A poorly constructed plywood-and-vinyl version of the 166-foot stone arch he has proposed building as a monument to himself was hastily erected — and immediately started falling apart.

From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2026

Dave had a megaphone, and through it he reminded the crowd to stay behind the barriers that had been erected.

From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate

The film stops several yellow bricks short of erecting a temple to the sacrifices of fame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 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

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

What makes these allegations particularly concerning is that, if accurate, they’d amount to an established firm erecting barriers to entry to a smaller competitor—classic anticompetitive behavior.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

After erecting the main structure of the Hab, they assembled the three airlocks.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir