megaproject
noun
mega·proj·ect
ˈme-gə-ˌprä-ˌjekt 
-jikt,
also -ˌprō-
: a major project or undertaking (as in business or construction)
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Saudi Arabia's Neom megaproject, home to the world's largest construction site, could soon layoff thousands of workers.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Construction megaprojects have a 91.5% failure rate—finishing late, over budget, or both.
—Kathleen Kewley, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
With a laundry list of its own costly megaprojects to build and with oil prices well below the level needed to finance its spending, Saudi Arabia is facing a budget deficit that could balloon to more than $70 billion this year.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Saudi Arabia's flagship urban development, The Line, entered a critical phase of evaluation this week, as the kingdom's Public Investment Fund (PIF) engaged external consulting firms to assess the feasibility of the megaproject.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Construction megaprojects have a 91.5% failure rate—finishing late, over budget, or both.
—Kathleen Kewley, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
With a laundry list of its own costly megaprojects to build and with oil prices well below the level needed to finance its spending, Saudi Arabia is facing a budget deficit that could balloon to more than $70 billion this year.
—Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 12 May 2025
Saudi Arabia's flagship urban development, The Line, entered a critical phase of evaluation this week, as the kingdom's Public Investment Fund (PIF) engaged external consulting firms to assess the feasibility of the megaproject.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
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“Megaproject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megaproject. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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