in construction
idiom
: having a job that involves building things
"What do you do for a living?" "I'm in construction."
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The 2021 global average fatality rate in construction is estimated to be around 10.24 per 100,000 workers.
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New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 44.4% of women in construction and the trades have seriously considered leaving the industry.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Members of the public offered to help clean the pavilion and a previous MasterChef: The Professionals Ukraine winner with a background in construction even offered to help with the build.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Cisneros said the officers had pulled over some trucks with workers heading to their jobs, many in construction.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, 44.4% of women in construction and the trades have seriously considered leaving the industry.
—Kim Elsesser, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Members of the public offered to help clean the pavilion and a previous MasterChef: The Professionals Ukraine winner with a background in construction even offered to help with the build.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Cisneros said the officers had pulled over some trucks with workers heading to their jobs, many in construction.
—Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2025
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“In construction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20construction. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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