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build in

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to incorporate or construct as an integral part

    to build in safety features
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
build in Idioms  

  1. Also, build into. Construct or include as an integral part; also, make automatic, concomitant, or inherent. For example, Frank Lloyd Wright liked to build in as much furniture as possible, not just bookcases but desks, tables, and the like, or We've got to build some slack into the schedule for this project. The literal usage referring to physical objects dates from the late 1920s. The figurative arose a decade or so later. Both are frequently used in past participle form, that is, built in.

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“It is impossible to protect and defend every building in a city like Dubai or Abu Dhabi or other Emirates,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

After a projectile struck a building in the nearby city of Tirat Carmel, residents were evacuated, according to the same journalist.

From Barron's

Mass demonstrations, initially triggered by concerns over the cost of living, started building in late December and posted the greatest threat ever to the Islamic republic.

From Barron's

Griffin himself ended up building a massive new building in New York even as Citadel expanded in Miami.

From The Wall Street Journal

The EIA reported a 16 million barrel build in U.S. crude inventories, the biggest weekly increase in three years.

From The Wall Street Journal

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