reconstruction

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Recent Examples of reconstruction The office itself is also being eliminated with work done there integrated into the Street Cabinet’s infrastructure and design team, with a focus on incorporating green infrastructure into streets reconstruction projects where feasible, the mayor’s office said. Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 28 May 2026 The work is part of the ongoing I-285 Westside reconstruction project, which spans 10 miles from South Fulton Parkway in College Park to Collier Road. Dan Raby, CBS News, 28 May 2026 This evidence may include police reports, toxicology results, accident reconstruction, footage from security cameras or traffic cameras, and witness statements. Idaho Statesman, 26 May 2026 Shearer, who was declared cancer-free in November that year, has since undergone over 10 reconstruction surgeries, including a double mastectomy and implant removal. Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for reconstruction
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Noun
  • The first prompt becomes the rough cut, while the following prompts become the revision cycle.
    Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • The department said the initial reading was cut because of downward revisions to consumer spending and investment.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Their measurements closely matched theoretical predictions and simulations, validating the core physics behind the approach.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 May 2026
  • Especially since a perfect kill rate in simulation is very different from real battlefield performance.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • That emphasis on narrative led her naturally into heirloom remodeling — and, unexpectedly, divorce jewelry.
    Lauren Fisher, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
  • The hoteliers argued that expansion and remodeling were needed to keep up with nearby competitors.
    Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • One of these next summers, the cabin is to come down and be replaced with new construction, maybe even the re-creation of a big stone fireplace.
    Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
  • The early retail looks reveal a faithful re-creation of the 2006 style with only minor tweaks made to the upcoming release.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • Friends since first grade and bandmates since high school, the two 32-year-old Rogers Park natives and founding members of the then-dormant Chicago indie-rock band Twin Peaks weren’t at the Pilsen venue scouting locations for a potential reformation.
    Blair R. Fischer, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • Historically, the superintendent has not had sufficient experience in K-12 classrooms to improve efficiency, center equity and center hands-on policy reformation.
    Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • These are tender, delicate miniatures—most of them between one and two minutes long—infused with an ethereal, exotic sense of romanticism.
    SPIN Staff, SPIN, 1 June 2026
  • While in Japan, Luca worked meticulously with the artists to ensure the miniatures were painted lifelike, not flawlessly.
    Sam Mulick, Daily News, 29 May 2026
Noun
  • Yet as public-sector budgets come under fiscal pressure the world over, festivals in any place of the world are seeking an industrial reconversion from one-off events to year-round hubs enrolling their brands – and Clermont Ferrand’s is very large – to amplify their value.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 30 May 2025
  • Maenza and Haider met for the first time in person at a reception following an ecumenical prayer service lamenting the reconversion of the Hagia Sophia into a mosque.
    Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 19 July 2021
Noun
  • Reaper Man, a reworking of the 1934 film Death Takes a Holiday, is among the first Discworld novels to incorporate real pathos alongside the gags.
    Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 May 2026
  • Andreï Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur, a reworking of Chabrol’s The Unfaithful Wife as an immaculate domestic thriller set against contemporary Russia, took Cannes’ runner-up prize, the Grand Prix.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026

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“Reconstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruction. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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