Costain
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She worked for Costain as a civil engineer and became a British citizen in 2024.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
Elisabeta is a slinger signaller, at the Skanska Costain Strabag joint venture, redeveloping Euston Station in London for HS2.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2021
Costain, down 4p at 278.5p, said it was considering its position and would make a statement in due course.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 24, 2013
Martin has also listed Maurice Druon and Thomas B. Costain as models, two mid-20th-century historical novelists who wrote about medieval France, and you can see echoes of that material in his fictional universe, as well.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2012
The Last Plantagenets, Costain After weeks of ominous silence, the only hole in Castro's Cactus Curtain, Guantanamo's northeast gate, has now become the scene of a tense drama.
From Time Magazine Archive
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