construction
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Trump said that the construction of a coal export terminal in Oakland, California will create more than 1,400 jobs, with the total package supporting around 14,000.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
"We are for development, we are for transparency, we are against construction in protected areas," she insisted.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
He also announced the upgrading of 13 existing coal plants across the country, the construction of two new coal plants in Alaska and West Virginia, and restarting a shuttered coal plant in Maryland.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Thursday’s ban by the Insolvency Service revolves around one specific allegation: that Greensill made three firms in his group enter into a series of transactions with U.S. construction company Katerra in late 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Mr. Grasso worked at construction sites, where he probably earned no more than thirty dollars a week.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
Vocabulary lists containing construction
Engineering - Introductory
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Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
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Engineering - Middle School
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