reconstruction
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The U.N. estimates a minimum five-year economic recovery for the region at a cost of $1.4 trillion in reconstruction, should the war end today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
I was surprised by his meniscus-only recommendation, especially because the other three surgeons had breezily recommended the full reconstruction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
The decision does not, however, mean that Nepal will immediately receive the funding, which amounts to less than 0.5 percent of the government's $4.78 billion estimate for reconstruction.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Nevertheless, the reconstruction illustrates just how destructive even a relatively modest asteroid can be when it strikes the ocean.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Rashid unzipped the backpack and pulled out three of the five small pieces of broken, charred tile he’d taken from the wreckage before they began reconstruction.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
Scientists used computed tomography scans of the fossil to create detailed three-dimensional reconstructions of its anatomy.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
In June, the board approved three other seismic-risk reconstructions totaling $496.9 million: Normandie Avenue Elementary and 107th Street Elementary — both in South L.A. — and Narbonne High School in the Harbor area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
To investigate what the region may have looked like hundreds of millions of years ago, the team combined reconstructions of plate tectonic movements with data showing how landscapes evolve through time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 2026
Early attempts to present real events on celluloid sometimes combined on-the-scene footage with staged reconstructions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Since these standards reappear in all other reconstructions of the environment and most clearly in art and in religion, it is pertinent to enumerate them, and to indicate briefly their bearing on existence.
From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Boyd H. Bode
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Chapter 18: The Reconstruction Era
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Churchill's "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat" speech (1940)
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