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For their part, they were probably embarrassed to realize that you had given enough and erected an invisible, though unmistakable, boundary between the two households.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026
The French erected the Eiffel Tower more quickly and cheaply, even after adjusting for inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
It was built in 1938 by James Dolena, a Russian-born architect who erected a handful of trophy properties across Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The street artist erected the statue of a man marching off a plinth with his face covered by a flag at Waterloo Place on 29 April.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The earliest preserved likenesses of Japan’s inhabitants are statues called baniwa, erected outside tombs around 1,500 years ago.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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