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construction

[kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / kənˈstrʌk ʃən /




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While planners say "it's all beautiful, it's all fantastic", locals fear environmental impacts, "disruption during the construction work" and potential expansion of the village with new houses or even blocks of flats, he added.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Take construction: Hiring for these blue-collar trades jobs has risen in the past year despite a slumping housing market — something that almost never happens.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Badea said he was recruited to come to London by Constantin "Bebe" Matache and Catalin Dumitru to work in construction, and was promised £3,000 per month, but the work never materialised.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The healthcare sector also created 47,000 new jobs; and the construction sector posted modest job gains for the third month in a row.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

She was on the floor of Tía’s apartment, cutting out blue construction paper butterflies for Mariposa while Tía’s telenovelas played across the room.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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