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construction

[kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / kənˈstrʌk ʃən /




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"When I first saw the construction site at Rooppur, I realized how much work lay ahead on this project... honestly, Rooppur changed me and my life," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The reforms will help, but more are needed, including fixing the state’s scaffold law that holds property owners and contractors fully liable for gravity-related construction injuries even if a worker is at fault.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Becerra’s father later began a construction career that lasted 30 years, while his mother worked as a clerical worker and later purchased rental properties.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

He survived because he was doing construction work outside of the village.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

She shuffled up to its base, again marveling at its construction.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

The clouds were made in the Netherlands by a firm with a history of building steel ship hulls that now specializes in building complex steel constructions like the clouds using digital data.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

A fragment of one of these elaborate constructions survives in the dress collection stored today at Hampton Court, where Elizabeth’s “standing wardrobe” was kept.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

The state also requires home hardening measures for the structure itself — from covering vents with a mesh to block embers from entering to using fire-resistant building materials — for all new constructions since 2008.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Cappelleri also pointed out that despite their different constructions, the RSP ETF and the Dow often arrive at very similar results.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

They consulted dictionaries to look up correct information about word meanings and grammatical constructions.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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