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Recent Examples of reconstruction
Damascus had counted on Syria’s postwar reconstruction receiving investment from wealthy Gulf Arab countries once known for their shopping malls and skyscrapers.
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ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
More than two years after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Maryland — resulting in the deaths of six construction workers and upending a key route that thousands relied on daily — reconstruction has hit a snag.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The interior reconstruction, Spradlin explained, includes removing parts of the second floor to make way for a central atrium and climbing wall — a design that can be seen in aerial images of the building where an open space sits in the middle.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The reconstruction was developed by the Pompeii Archaeological Park in collaboration with the University of Padua and is based on archaeological survey data from excavations near the Porta Stabia necropolis, just outside the walls of the ancient city.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
More than two years after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed in Maryland — resulting in the deaths of six construction workers and upending a key route that thousands relied on daily — reconstruction has hit a snag.
—Mike Stunson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
The interior reconstruction, Spradlin explained, includes removing parts of the second floor to make way for a central atrium and climbing wall — a design that can be seen in aerial images of the building where an open space sits in the middle.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
The reconstruction was developed by the Pompeii Archaeological Park in collaboration with the University of Padua and is based on archaeological survey data from excavations near the Porta Stabia necropolis, just outside the walls of the ancient city.
—CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconstruction
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In their letter, the faculty committee said not only would potential conflicts of interest arise in the impartiality of future tenure decisions and other professional development opportunities, but in the development and approval of the pending revision of the amorous relationship policy.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
7 May 2026
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Kwedar directed the feature from a script written by Gaelyn Golde with revisions by he and Bentley.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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When given profit-at-all-costs prompts, agentic systems have exhibited aggressive behavior, such as threatening a competitor with supply cutoffs in simulations.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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The computer simulations enabled the team to break down those different sizes, revealing that the initial tail oscillations produce large vortex rings that generate thrust, and those larger ones then produce many more smaller vortices.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2026
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Energy-efficiency upgrades such as improving insulation can recover about their full cost at resale, according to national remodeling studies.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 May 2026
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In her remodeling practice, Shiplett is seeing clients swap out single doors with sidelites for double doors.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2026
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Their gauzy re-creation of lower Manhattan in the 1990s — with the piles of trash that actually lined the streets at the time carefully removed — is dreamy and likely to stir nostalgic thoughts about Sex and the City, Felicity, and even Eyes Wide Shut.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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The show has drawn praise for its meticulous re-creation of ‘90s New York — and also scorn from members of the Kennedy family and mixed reactions from others who knew the couple.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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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
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The history of religion, with its thousands of schisms and reformations, is full of pilgrims who, rather than discard their relationship with their sacred text, have found purpose, clarity, and community through defiance.—
Séamas O'Reilly,
Vulture,
26 Mar. 2026
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Bohan carried on that tradition, while also designing two collections a year for Baby Dior, often making miniatures of Elizabeth Taylor’s purchases for her daughter, Liza, which the pair would go out wearing together.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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The rocketeer claimed each of these organisms — floating in the void, crowding stars like phototropic cosmic foliage — would resemble a miniature biosphere, being metabolically self-sufficient.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
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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
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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
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The order comes as the White House is in the midst of a politically sensitive reworking of its health policy agenda as Republicans lag in midterm election polls.—
Daniel Payne,
STAT,
18 Apr. 2026
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The bench may also require reworking, even if guards Jamari McDowell and Elmarko Jackson return, which is not a slam-dunk guarantee.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Reconstruction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconstruction. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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