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The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to block the ballroom, arguing that the president lacks authority to erect new buildings on government property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The National Trust for Historic Preservation had sued, arguing that the president has no authority to erect new buildings on government property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Which is without question why the prime minister was very keen in our interview to erect the highest bar he could to any wannabe successors triggering a leadership contest.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

The Fourth Brigade granted a request to erect the monument in Marion Square, said Theiling, who also serves as the group’s chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Workers would erect pyramids of stone on the basement slab.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

The act erects massive barriers to entry to the market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

If the franchise ever erects statues in Exposition Park, the first will be made in his image.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

PHOTOS: Finland erects barriers at border with Russia to control influx of migrants.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

This issue is the AI alignment problem, and it’s another source of uncertainty that erects barriers to trust.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 3, 2023

A race builds itself for a million years, refines itself, erects cities like those out there, does everything it can to give itself respect and beauty, and then it dies.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

The Constitution and federal law say new buildings may not be erected on public property in the District of Columbia “without the express authority of Congress.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

AFP saw several residents of the small town of Mbay, in Nagekeo regency nearest the epicentre, camped out in makeshift tents they had erected using tarpaulins and poles.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

"The shaking was very scary. My house almost collapsed," said one farmer named Anastasia Imad, from a green emergency tent erected next to her damaged home.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Usually a raised stage is erected for the candidates to stand on when the result is announced.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

Like Kelvin’s discovery of absolute zero, the laws of thermodynamics erected impenetrable barriers that no scientists can ever cross, no matter how hard they try.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

In 2021, Tennessee lawmakers proposed erecting a statue of Parton on the grounds of the state Capitol.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

Advocacy groups and experts say that by erecting turbines without a permit or any public consultation, SpaceXAI has disregarded existing legislation such as the Clean Air Act.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

When makeshift roadblocks appeared, Minneapolis urged residents to stop erecting them, citing the need for emergency access, fire response, and roadways open for all.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Brighton's statement answer, erecting Europe's first purpose-built women's football stadium, is one solution, but many WSL clubs do not have the space, money or resources to do likewise.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

In erecting this high standard, the Court knew full well that the standard could not be met absent an admission that a prosecutor or judge acted because of racial bias.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander