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reconstruction

[ree-kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / ˌri kənˈstrʌk ʃən /


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The resulting virtual reconstruction allowed the researchers to follow the sauropod's movement across the entire trail.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

“Iran’s demands surrounding transit arrangements, potential tolls, reconstruction costs and broader concessions have raised the bar for a lasting agreement.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

Those conditions echoed the terms of the June agreement, which included a provision to create a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Congress authorized reconstruction after the British burned the White House during the War of 1812 and specifically appropriated money used to construct the original East and West Wings.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

Every attempt at reconstruction runs into difficulties and we have not a single word from Brunelleschi to help us.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

If the Y chromosome from these remains matches that of living descendants, it would strengthen historical records and family lineage reconstructions.

From Science Daily May 4, 2026

"It expands the geographic frame for understanding how tuberculosis circulated in the past and highlights the value of integrating pathogen genomics into broader reconstructions of human history."

From Science Daily Mar. 21, 2026

Stadium reconstructions are "becoming more important because of the situation with television media rights", Manuel Gutierrez, vice president of European asset finance at Morningstar DBRS, told AFP.

From Barron's Mar. 11, 2026

Unreal has since been applied to modelling architectural projects, onboard navigation for cars and reconstructions in television news reports.

From Barron's Mar. 1, 2026

For different reconstructions, see De Sanctis, G., Storia dei Romani, i, chs. ii–iii; Pais, E., Storia Critica di Roma, 2nd ed., i, ch. viii; Ridgeway, W., Who were the Romans?

From A History of Rome to 565 A. D. by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak




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