build
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The way to do that is to first build the core of a community and then put housing around it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
They depend on the societal institutions and policies we build to share the gains and redress the costs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Dr Michael Lambert, a lecturer in medical humanities at Lancaster University, studied hundreds of national and regional archive documents to build a picture of how and why Stephen Holt - and other infants - died.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Liou and her gardener helped Lee install it and build a bioswale to catch rainwater, using stones from Valley Builders Supply and some larger rocks from Bourget Bros.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
I broke branches off trees and bushes to build up my firewood stocks and plucked fresh leaves for my bed, and palm fronds to weave more fan-nets.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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