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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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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

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

In May, it shelved its planned Hornsea 4 project, which was meant to complement the existing Hornsea 1 and 2, and the under-construction Hornsea 3.

From Barron's Nov. 3, 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

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

Several people have died in a fire at a building under construction in Brussels on Tuesday, local authorities have said.

From BBC Jul. 14, 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

Nearby, a new town of 6.2 square kilometres is under construction, "three times the size of Monaco", according to the site's owners, Lamda Development.

From Barron's Jul. 3, 2026

Alexandriaville’s new public library had been under construction for five years.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

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