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Images taken by independent satellite providers Maxar Technologies and Planet Labs on April 6 show the ship under construction in the water at the Nampo shipyard on North Korea’s west coast, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) southwest of the capital Pyongyang.
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
The tunnel in Gwangmyeong, located about 8 miles southwest of Seoul, had been under construction, but officials had ordered workers to withdraw from the site and stopped traffic from coming through the area after it was reported that a ventilation shaft was at risk of collapsing, the AP reported.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
At the time of the survey, about four blocks of the 16th Street Mall had been delivered, but another nine were still under construction or about to be torn up.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
The games will be played at the New York Yankees’ spring training complex, as Tropicana Field is still under construction after the destruction from Hurricane Milton in the fall.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
The tunnel in Gwangmyeong, located about 8 miles southwest of Seoul, had been under construction, but officials had ordered workers to withdraw from the site and stopped traffic from coming through the area after it was reported that a ventilation shaft was at risk of collapsing, the AP reported.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
At the time of the survey, about four blocks of the 16th Street Mall had been delivered, but another nine were still under construction or about to be torn up.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025
The games will be played at the New York Yankees’ spring training complex, as Tropicana Field is still under construction after the destruction from Hurricane Milton in the fall.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Under construction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20construction. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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