infrastructures

plural of infrastructure
as in architectures
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 infrastructures Crypto sustainability will increasingly depend on whether security infrastructures are capable of adapting to the technological pressures already emerging, and accelerating on an ongoing basis. Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 Various European countries and Canadian provinces used the Covid crisis to accelerate massive digital identity infrastructures. Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026 Advertisement More than 40 energy infrastructures across the Middle East were damaged in attacks during the war, forcing many refineries across the Gulf to halt production. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 19 June 2026 What states are prioritizing in business pitches This year, states are talking the most about their infrastructures. Scott Cohn, CNBC, 16 June 2026 The state cannot claim technological leadership while operating within healthcare infrastructures that still struggle with interoperability failures, fragmented public health systems, delayed Medicaid processing, workforce shortages and legacy IT architecture. Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026 According to the team’s modeling, grasslands contain about 40 percent of Earth’s AM infrastructures, with particularly high concentrations predicted in the Florida Everglades, the Tibetan plateau in Asia, and South Sudan in Africa. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 June 2026 As defense organizations continue to modernize their communication infrastructures, solutions like JMT are expected to become increasingly important in supporting mission success in complex and rapidly evolving operational environments. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 June 2026 Satellite communication has quietly become one of the most critical infrastructures of modern civilization. New Atlas, 30 May 2026
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Noun
  • Where Android suppliers such as Qualcomm and TSMC need to support a wide range of system architectures, Apple’s engineers only have to focus on the iPhone.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • According to the researchers, the findings provide general design principles that could guide the development of future organic photovoltaic materials and device architectures.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • South Florida’s task forces won’t just be bringing manpower, but also equipment for breaching, lifting and supporting structures in collapsed zones.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 27 June 2026
  • And each office door mimics a storefront similar to shopping arcade structures.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • Students create portfolios at the end of each unit, which are assessed on common core standards, historical and cultural frameworks, and school-specific rubrics developed by Miss Major Middle.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • States that have streamlined permitting, strengthened RPS frameworks and designed tax credit incentive programs that can withstand legal scrutiny are already seeing results.
    Tom Bitting, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

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“Infrastructures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infrastructures. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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