erect

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I’m happy Phillipe is not around to see the digital renderings of what they plan to erect once they demolish the Taix chateau: another condo building with all the charm of a college dorm.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Independent Mid Ulster Councillor, Barry Monteith, has been working with some of the relatives to erect a new plaque near where the Hillcrest Bar was.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The work to erect the two tallest towers in Beverly Hills started Friday with an overnight continuous pour of 3,800 cubic yards of concrete, the equivalent of 41,000 wheelbarrows-full.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Even the worst of the latter who don’t have it in them to be good parents have the resources to erect protections around their children—therapists, counselors, nannies, trainers of all sorts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

Then Ivy sat perfectly still, perfectly erect, her hands folded perfectly in her lap, her head tilted ever so slightly to the left as she listened intently to the teacher’s every word.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix