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The French erected the Eiffel Tower more quickly and cheaply, even after adjusting for inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Along the boundary with China, Kim's government has erected fences and installed cameras as well as strips of sand that preserve the footprints of anyone who crosses.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Near the mouth of a river, in Powhatan territory, the colonists erected a cross and proclaimed England’s King James I the rightful owner of the place, which they called Jamestown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The Grade II-listed statue was erected as a national memorial in 1880 after receiving special permission from Queen Victoria.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Abolitionist lawyers erected barricades of paperwork, every week a new stratagem.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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