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construction

[kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / kənˈstrʌk ʃən /




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The project was initiated a decade ago, she said, but construction only began in the last two months.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Investors should compare operating cash flow, capital spending and financing commitments over several quarters, allowing for the timing of construction and equipment purchases.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Diesel is a major input for trucking, agriculture, construction and industrial activity, meaning elevated prices can feed into freight charges and the cost of moving goods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Building collapses are common in Pakistan, largely due to poor safety standards and substandard construction materials in the South Asian nation of more than 240 million people.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Now it was like he wore an orange construction vest and carried those signaling flashlights they have at airports.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

The golf club would front constructions costs as a "gift" to Americans and local residents, according to the letter.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The state also requires home hardening measures for the structure itself — from covering vents with a mesh to block embers from entering to using fire-resistant building materials — for all new constructions since 2008.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

If Ms. Orton sang like her 19-year-old self, had the songs been tight constructions manicured by a hired-gun songwriter, had her insights felt unearned, such a declaration could have come across as trite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

"We now see that end of these monumental constructions coincides with the disappearance of the population that built them," Seersholm said.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2026

That is what they have in common with the passive constructions that also bog down these examples, like was affirmed and were used.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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