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Recent Examples of substructure
The substructure contract comprises the construction of the foundation and basements of the T5 main passenger terminal and ground transportation center, including a portion of the tunnels that would link it to the existing Terminal 2, the statement said.
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Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
In a specific mathematical sense, any progress on this one problem will automatically translate into progress on a host of others that computer scientists and mathematicians have long studied, such as the search for networks that lack simple substructure.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Public Works Manager Wayne Thames, a certified playground inspector, told council members that the limbs are experiencing failure and 54 cracks have been detected with visible rust in the metal substructure.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
To label a bridge in poor condition, one of three categories — the deck, superstructure or substructure — must be rated a four or less out of nine.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 17 June 2024
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Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
In a specific mathematical sense, any progress on this one problem will automatically translate into progress on a host of others that computer scientists and mathematicians have long studied, such as the search for networks that lack simple substructure.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Public Works Manager Wayne Thames, a certified playground inspector, told council members that the limbs are experiencing failure and 54 cracks have been detected with visible rust in the metal substructure.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
To label a bridge in poor condition, one of three categories — the deck, superstructure or substructure — must be rated a four or less out of nine.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 17 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for substructure
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CPAs are well versed in assisting clients in the establishment and improvement of controls and control frameworks, and the importance of controls around crypto is no different.—
Sean Stein Smith,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Collins’s keenly observational romantic drama—one of the first features directed by a Black woman—undergirds personal passions with a framework of history and philosophy, and infuses the great outdoors with the imaginative power of art and legend.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
6 June 2025
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This has led to the fairly obvious conclusion that this substratum of Disney’s movie-making is nothing more than brand promotion and capital gain.—
Gregory Nussen,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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This was a copy of Mikhail’s unpublished autobiography, Leila explained, the substratum to his monumental Histoire de Baalbek’s six editions.—
Youmna Melhem Chamieh,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Modi’s Char Dham Highway project, a multimillion-dollar infrastructure plan to improve connectivity in the state of Uttarakhand, came under fire in November 2023 when an under-construction mountain tunnel collapsed, trapping dozens of workers inside for several days with little water and oxygen.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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President Barack Obama's administration first granted TPS status to Haitians in 2010 after a devastating earthquake killed as many as 300,000 people and decimated much of the nation's infrastructure.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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The Tax Foundation, for instance, which typically favors lower tax rates, found the bill would increase the 10-year budget deficit by $2.6 trillion from 2025 through 2034 on a conventional basis and by $1.7 trillion on a dynamic basis, if growth were assumed.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2025
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Ukrainians in Kyiv welcomed the strikes on Russian air bases but were gloomy about prospects for a peace agreement.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Crucially, the Pixel 8 still has five years of software support left.—
Janhoi McGregor,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Keep in mind that bush-type beans and peas generally don't need support, but pole beans require trellises or cages for their vining stems. Lupines: Many growers don't realize that lupines belong to the legume family and can also benefit neighboring plants with their nitrogen fixing roots.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 June 2025
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That’s the term captains give to itineraries that move between the most popular ports where charter yachts invariably end up, competing for anchorage or access to the best restaurants.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
30 May 2025
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In a client advisory, Seko Logistics projected that the initial impact phase of disruption within the first seven days of a strike would result in terminal congestion reaching 85 percent to 90 percent of capacity, with vessel queuing beginning at anchorage points.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Sep. 2019
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As this season's team is put together, the tension mounts and new drama awaits.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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As with several others, this photo again shows the 10mm gap between the bottom panel’s 2.5-inch drive mounts and the underside of the front fan’s air guide.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 May 2025
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Harry Williams, president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, said the order should serve as a call to action for corporations, foundations and lawmakers to redouble support for HBCUs and their students.—
Cheyanne Mumphrey,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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In short, schools can now directly pay players through licensing deals — a concept that goes against the foundation of amateurism that college sports was built upon.—
Eddie Pells,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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“Substructure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/substructure. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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