Corps of Engineers
Americannoun
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Army Corps of Engineers reported 33 oceanfront homes were destroyed and another 3,000 houses, as well as 900 coastal businesses, were damaged by storm surges, waves, erosion and other forces.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
“There’s a plan for this?” a young national security aide asks after a superior tells him to notify the Army Corps of Engineers to dig them out if a bomb hits the White House.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
Army Corps of Engineers, maintained that removing ash, debris and a layer of soil would be enough to rid properties of toxic substances.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2026
Army Corps of Engineers to clear the debris, an early test of the group’s willingness to work together, said Sarah Korobkin, a board member who teaches law at the University of California, Los Angeles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
Army Corps of Engineers, with a plan to build a dam at Tocks Island, very near where I was walking now.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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