in construction
idiom
: having a job that involves building things
"What do you do for a living?" "I'm in construction."
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Some of those businesses would separate the battery casings from the lead and provide the casing material for use in construction, landscaping, septic systems, drainage fields, and similar projects.
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Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The next-highest job gains were in construction, at 28,000 last month, while industries such as manufacturing, transportation and leisure and hospitality lost jobs.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Michael Pakko, an Arkansas economist and economic forecaster, said there had been a surge in construction activity for the past two to three years.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Dec. 2025
The horizontal trim is made from American redgum wood, now used rarely in construction after the trees were overharvested.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
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Jennifer Mayerle, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The next-highest job gains were in construction, at 28,000 last month, while industries such as manufacturing, transportation and leisure and hospitality lost jobs.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
Michael Pakko, an Arkansas economist and economic forecaster, said there had been a surge in construction activity for the past two to three years.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Dec. 2025
The horizontal trim is made from American redgum wood, now used rarely in construction after the trees were overharvested.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 9 Dec. 2025
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“In construction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20construction. Accessed 23 Dec. 2025.
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