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under-construction

1 American  
[uhn-der-kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / ˌʌn dər kənˈstrʌk ʃən /

adjective

  1. being in the process of being built or formed.


under construction 2 American  
[uhn-der-kuhn-struhk-shuhn] / ˌʌn dər kənˈstrʌk ʃən /

phrase

  1. in the process of being built or formed.


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Records show that Duff purchased another larger Austin dwelling in 2021: an enormous under-construction mansion that was not completed until 2022.

From MarketWatch May 1, 2026

Malaysia accounts for over half of under-construction data centre capacity among five countries also including Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, market intelligence firm DC Byte says.

From Barron's Feb. 26, 2026

She said Zack and she visited their lots recently, climbed the stairs of her under-construction home, and took in the view from a rooftop terrace.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 19, 2026

Meta has received approval for 2.3 gigawatts of power generation at its under-construction Louisiana AI supercomputer, code-named Hyperion.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 17, 2025

He sounded fatalistic, talking less and less about college, more about his under-construction new website called Providence.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz

Nearly 400 more are under construction nationwide while at least 1,500 are in the planning stage, Data Center Map estimated.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

A specific opening window has not been detailed, but the ride is currently under construction.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

Its fossils were found at the site of a road rail terminal under construction in Davinópolis, a city in the state of Maranhão.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

From the street, it looks like a two-story fortress under construction, guarded by a crash-damaged chain link fence and a row of yellow-orange Caltrans barricades.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

The A July 1863 photograph of the Capitol building under construction, southeast view. people of Washington, overcome by news of the war’s end, hope to glimpse their president on this historic night.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly

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