The house was built during the city’s first development boom in the early 1920s, when buildings like the Freedom Tower, the Biltmore Hotel and the Olympia Theater were constructed.
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Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
15 July 2026
Iran’s ballistic missile program is built not only around the weapons themselves, but also around keeping them operational after an enemy attack.
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Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 July 2026
The mansion itself was originally constructed in 1640 to accommodate the overflow of guests to their hunting parties; the porticos on the eastern and westerly wings were once stable doors.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 July 2026
The cream-white two-seat coupe is only the fourth M6GT ever constructed and unsurprisingly its first public appearance is one of the star attractions of this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in the UK.
From construction repairs, traffic, and safety, the worries compounded on themselves as the city approached the kickoff of its first KC match on June 16.
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Zuri Primos
July 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 July 2026
For example, travelers may wonder if more aviation accidents could possibly occur in the evening when pilots are tired, especially if all the factors are compounded by bad weather and multiple schedule changes.
Dondi assembled a small but mighty team and established swim lanes.
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Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
Luke Gennaro of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry said the exhibit was assembled on short notice after volunteers scrambled to secure donations from businesses across the state.
In 2011, Aguirre devised a technique to motivate his Real Zaragoza players ahead of a league match against Real Madrid.
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Colin Millar,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
Scientists at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) have devised a technique to turn still-wet coffee grounds into high-grade biofuel in as little as 90 seconds.
Built around a towering sandstone escarpment that rises through the centre of the property, surrounded by a deliciously cold pool, the architecture was conceived in careful negotiation with the landscape.
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Lara Johnson-Wheeler,
Vogue,
3 July 2026
To that end, the firm drew inspiration from the shapes of farmland structures and conceived a cluster of interconnected buildings that flow from one to another with a series of hallways.
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