under-construction
adjective
being in the process of being built or formed.
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under constructionphrasein the process of being built or formed.
under-construction
1 American
[uhn-der-kuhn-struhk-shuhn]
/ ˌʌn dər kənˈstrʌk ʃən /
adjective
under construction
2
American
[uhn-der-kuhn-struhk-shuhn]
/ ˌʌn dər kənˈstrʌk ʃən /
phrase
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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
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
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
The Times spoke with her on the seventh floor of an apartment building under construction in West Los Angeles — one made possible by her order fast-tracking approval of affordable housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 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
But the prime minister also told media that the legislation, which will be introduced in 2027, would only apply to new proposals, not projects that were already built or under construction.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
A Scout factory under construction in South Carolina isn’t set to deliver vehicles before 2028.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Our job was to dig out this tree, roots and everything, in front of a huge house that’s still under construction.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
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