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construction

[kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / kənˈstrʌk ʃən /




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In construction and wholesale trade, where AI is less likely to enable independent work, solo business applications have been essentially flat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026

A major landowner, especially in Tadcaster, the brewery refused to permit the construction of a temporary footbridge over the River Wharfe in Tadcaster on land it owned in 2016.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Her son had worked in construction for three years in North Carolina.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

This includes people employed in construction and agriculture as well as those who work in indoor environments with radiant heat and no air conditioning, such as pizza kitchens.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

"Guiteau never had anything to do with the construction of his brain," Scoville said.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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