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While the precise number of data centers on farmland is difficult to determine, there are an estimated roughly 5,000 finished or under-construction data centers across the U.S., according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
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
Price paid by Meta Platforms’ Mark Zuckerberg for an under-construction mansion in Miami, an area record.
From Barron's ● Mar. 7, 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
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
Those sources make up about 90% of projects under construction that are likely to start generating electricity this year, according to the Energy Information Administration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
As part of plans to address water shortages, the government and water companies are planning nine new reservoirs for England by 2050, in addition to one under construction at Havant Thicket in Hampshire.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The venue is very much under construction at the moment — what had been Lot 613 is a gutted shell and a dirt lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Two load-bearing columns of a 37-story tower currently under construction, located near Grand Central Terminal, warped and several floors sagged on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
It’s also that Santa Fe’s regional airport is under construction, mostly gutted and boarded off.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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