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building

[bil-ding] / ˈbɪl dɪŋ /


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Her home insurer recently moved to triple her premium, which she believes is linked to Markley buying a building even closer to her property.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

We’d spent 20 years putting money away and doing things ourselves, and they’d spent 20 years building a lifestyle that looked comfortable from the outside.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 25, 2026

Some 400 people bought shares to acquire the gutted building for £180,000.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Then, there was the issue of building the project on Alaska’s North Slope, dredging an enormous amount of seabed and securing icebreaker tankers to chart paths in the Arctic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

At the exit door to the building was a second ordeal, a line of women guards examining each prisoner again.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

A spokeswoman for Guinness World Records said it was "never able to state definitively which was the oldest pub in the country, since the age and historical usage of buildings is, in many cases, uncertain".

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

In the Hebron neighbourhood of Ein Deir Baha, nestled between two hills, vacated buildings were marked by X's and the streets were deserted, save a pair of Israeli military vehicles.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

Soldiers from France’s counterterrorism operation will also be deployed to guard government buildings and other sensitive sites, freeing police and gendarmes to respond to unrest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Since the primary, she’s increased the number of red, white and blue drop boxes that sit outside government buildings from seven to 12.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

Imagine a piece of a palace wedged between two flavorless buildings.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin


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