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Private construction spending on everything else—houses, apartment buildings, shopping centers and so on—was about $46 billion below year-earlier levels in the first seven months of this year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

To the Chinese Communist Party, these buildings are critical for the country's economic and national security.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

Tiny flying robots may one day help rescuers search for people trapped beneath collapsed buildings after earthquakes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

Real-estate investor Ashcroft Capital borrowed against five apartment buildings in Georgia and Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Showing tourists the falling-down, graffitied buildings that had been surrendered to the snow and ice and polar bears.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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