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Other workers erect scaffolding for a four-story structure where they will assemble, piece by piece, the giant replica of the pope.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

The council has acknowledged it was "unreasonable" to erect the original green fence at the heart of the dispute, adding it had "apologised for any distress caused".

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Federal law requires express congressional authority to erect a building or structure on federal parks and public grounds in Washington.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

In the past, when presidents have hosted a large number of guests for state dinners, they have had to erect a tent on the White House’s south lawn to accommodate them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

His voice was strong and it rang through the church with a power that brought every head erect.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

The act erects massive barriers to entry to the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

If the franchise ever erects statues in Exposition Park, the first will be made in his image.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

PHOTOS: Finland erects barriers at border with Russia to control influx of migrants.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

This issue is the AI alignment problem, and it’s another source of uncertainty that erects barriers to trust.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 3, 2023

A race builds itself for a million years, refines itself, erects cities like those out there, does everything it can to give itself respect and beauty, and then it dies.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

The French erected the Eiffel Tower more quickly and cheaply, even after adjusting for inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

They erected sprawling campuses and upscale strip malls—and even helped turn a moribund river into an Olympic water-sports venue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

In the coming weeks, permanent plaza fences will be erected here — curvy stainless-steel structures that MAD Architects principal Dixon Junliang Lu compared to the lacy filigree of Art Nouveau architecture.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Fatima Emar, Mohammed's wife, says that the family had originally erected tents after the houses they had built in 2023 were destroyed.

From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026

New cars, heavy with fins and chrome, were parked in front of miners’ houses from New Camp to Frog Level, and new swing sets, brightly painted, were erected in the backyards.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

In 2021, Tennessee lawmakers proposed erecting a statue of Parton on the grounds of the state Capitol.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

In fact, experts generally hold that splitting the shots will decrease vaccination rates for all three diseases by erecting an unnecessary obstacle to the shots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

When makeshift roadblocks appeared, Minneapolis urged residents to stop erecting them, citing the need for emergency access, fire response, and roadways open for all.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Brighton's statement answer, erecting Europe's first purpose-built women's football stadium, is one solution, but many WSL clubs do not have the space, money or resources to do likewise.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

I push against it, imagine erecting a giant wall three times my own height.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray