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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Smarter Street Design: By utilizing narrower lanes and reducing excessive concrete usage, Rowen minimizes urban heat island effects while lowering embodied carbon in construction materials.
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Or perhaps Joel — brother-in-law of Jackson’s leader, and a leadership figure in his own right on patrols and in construction — was just considered that big a deal, relative to Joe Random who got stepped on by the Bloater.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
The board approved awarding $2.5 million in construction contracts for the first phase of renovations and upgrades to the Arts & Innovation wing.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
More Americans are employed in this sector than in construction and telecommunications combined, according to the NOAA Office for Coastal Management.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
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Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Or perhaps Joel — brother-in-law of Jackson’s leader, and a leadership figure in his own right on patrols and in construction — was just considered that big a deal, relative to Joe Random who got stepped on by the Bloater.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2025
The board approved awarding $2.5 million in construction contracts for the first phase of renovations and upgrades to the Arts & Innovation wing.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
More Americans are employed in this sector than in construction and telecommunications combined, according to the NOAA Office for Coastal Management.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2025
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“In construction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20construction. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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