under construction

phrase

: being built
The new school is now under construction.

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Beijing aims to transform the region into a high-altitude green energy powerhouse, with projects that include a $168 billion megadam, currently under construction, that could stretch the limits of what human engineering has achieved. — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026 More than forty-six billion dollars’ worth of data-center-development projects are currently under construction or being considered in the state, according to an estimate by the nonprofit newsroom Wisconsin Watch. — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026 However, Nvidia has increasingly used its balance-sheet strength to provide financial backstops for data center projects, including $105 billion for a massive compute campus under construction in Ohio where OpenAI will be the tenant. — Alexa Lomonaco, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 The Amur Gas Chemical Complex is still under construction and was planned to start work early in 2027. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for under construction

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“Under construction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20construction. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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