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A portrait of Ann Widdecombe has been erected in Parliament to remember the former MP, who was found dead with serious head injuries last month.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Constitution and federal law say new buildings may not be erected on public property in the District of Columbia “without the express authority of Congress.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
AFP saw several residents of the small town of Mbay, in Nagekeo regency nearest the epicentre, camped out in makeshift tents they had erected using tarpaulins and poles.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
It said in a further statement that Israeli civilians had erected a tent in the Qusra area earlier on Friday, "and IDF soldiers operated to remove it while protecting the local residents".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Like Kelvin’s discovery of absolute zero, the laws of thermodynamics erected impenetrable barriers that no scientists can ever cross, no matter how hard they try.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
