erected

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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

AFP journalists at Granadilla saw white tents erected along the quay and that the police, some in protective medical suits, had sealed off part of the small industrial port.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

In 2024, a blue plaque was erected in Arnold Grove in Wavertree.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Despite its peculiarities, it was immediately apparent to visitors like Rev. Graham that the ideology and imagery of the system Kim Il Sung had erected had much in common with Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

She explained, too, how the elevated railroad being erected over Sixty-third Street would carry guests directly to Jackson Park.

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