construction
Example Sentences
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Plus, we check in on the premier Democratic primary of the year and goons showing up at the Federal Reserve construction site.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Taxing buildings and land together at the same rate discourages precisely the activity cities most need, namely new construction and redevelopment.
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
The mayor will speak about the plan on Thursday at Donald C. Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys, where construction is underway on a new water recycling project.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
He described the period of new cable construction in America in the late 1970s and early 1980s in “Tinderbox,” an HBO oral history.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
There were a few houses in various stages of construction, but the development felt deserted.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
Vocabulary lists containing construction
Engineering - Introductory
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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Engineering - Middle School
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