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building

[bil-ding] / ˈbɪl dɪŋ /


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She walked back to her car and began to voice doubts that had been building: “Are you sure this is where I’m supposed to post the bail?”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Falling debris from the attacks damaged houses and vehicles and caused a fire in a non-residential building, he said.

From Barron's Aug. 8, 2026

The findings therefore provide a general blueprint for building many future quantum materials, rather than offering only one isolated discovery.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

SpaceX, in an effort to transform its AI business from a financial drain to a moneymaker, is spending billions of dollars on building out its data centers.

From MarketWatch Aug. 8, 2026

There are ten leaking cabins, one main building, a run-down open-air chapel, and very few resources or supplies.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

China, Spain and other nations have donated thousands of panels for individual buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Under updated housing rules, students are prohibited from “skinning, butchering, or otherwise processing wild game animals” inside residential buildings.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Foster + Partners, which is behind some of the world's most iconic buildings, was responsible for the initial designs of the Corniche.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

I made all his educational software for 110,000 school buildings.

From MarketWatch Aug. 7, 2026

Lahars of mud and debris swept down the South Fork and North Fork of the Toutle River with reports of a twelve-foot wall of water, mud, logs, and buildings being pushed downstream.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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