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  • past participle of build.
  • past tense form of build.
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built

[bilt] / bɪlt /




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Scott Calvert and Dan Frosch trace how Romanian gangs built a global racket around a weakness in America’s benefits system and the efforts to stop them.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Most pensioners have other income, primarily from pension savings built up over their career.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Large-language models built by companies like OpenAI and Anthropic keep breaking out of their testing sandboxes.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

The animosity that had built up was evident from the start.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2026

“They have built a shed. Improved the property. I have been there to raise their rent.”

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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