Definition of infrastructurenext
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the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form a bold plan to deal a crippling blow to the infrastructure of international terrorism

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Recent Examples of infrastructure Ukrainian officials are expecting another winter of intense Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, a tactic Moscow has employed each winter of the full-scale invasion in a bid to freeze the country into submission. David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 Where canoes once rested beside fishing nets drying in the sun, housing developments and new infrastructure have appeared. Sebastián López Brach, The Dial, 15 Sep. 2026 Murphy also detailed a $10 billion infrastructure investment planned from 2026 through 2030 across the system, covering multiple projects. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 The attacks have raised questions about the security of future data center developments in the Gulf region, which has looked to capitalize on the surge in infrastructure demand tied to the artificial intelligence boom. Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for infrastructure
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  • That pair, combined with the wider structure and personnel around them, ensure Leeds do not collapse when home sides like Brighton, predictably, lay it on thick.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Officials asked the public to continue avoiding the parking structure while police investigated.
    Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • Its architecture includes an X-point divertor, which continuously removes exhaust from the stellarator during fusion operations.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Venetians came and colonized 500 years ago, and many vestiges of our Venetian past are still visible, not just in the architecture and in our food.
    Shannon McMahon, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • To build the president’s White House ballroom, roughly 250 workers have been pouring concrete and installing steel framework, keeping the site humming for 20 hours a day, seven days a week.
    Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Osteopathic medical education intentionally integrates biomedical, clinical, health systems and biomechanical sciences, and concepts aligned with complexity science into a coherent framework for physician formation.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026

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“Infrastructure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrastructure. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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