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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Analysts said the electrical equipment supplier is well-positioned for outsized earnings growth in the years ahead due to booming data center demand and other megaprojects.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
In the 1990s, the fusion community succeeded in tapping into national defense budgets and cobbled together the 35-nation, $25 billion megaproject ITER, which launched in 2006.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
The bottom line: the megaproject won all the zoning rights and permits, but the cost of actually building is keeping new housing from coming online.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 11 July 2024
Full funding has been secured for the Hudson Tunnel Project—a $16 billion rail megaproject linking New York to New Jersey via an underwater tunnel.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2024
In the 1990s, the fusion community succeeded in tapping into national defense budgets and cobbled together the 35-nation, $25 billion megaproject ITER, which launched in 2006.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
The bottom line: the megaproject won all the zoning rights and permits, but the cost of actually building is keeping new housing from coming online.
—Mike Deehan, Axios, 11 July 2024
Full funding has been secured for the Hudson Tunnel Project—a $16 billion rail megaproject linking New York to New Jersey via an underwater tunnel.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 10 July 2024
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“Megaproject.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megaproject. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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