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build in

verb

tr, adverb to incorporate or construct as an integral part
to build in safety features

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Idioms and Phrases

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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The woman, in her fifties, was found dead on Monday night after a fire broke out in a building in the city's Carabanchel district.

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Washington’s appearances are the first of many events leading to the grand opening of the building in April 2026.

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The vehicle struck multiple people outside a building in Chatham on Monday afternoon, then continued through the building, hitting several people inside before exiting out the opposite side.

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In February this year, Armen Sargsyan, the leader of a pro-Russian paramilitary group in eastern Ukraine, died in hospital after an explosion in the entrance hall of a residential building in north-west Moscow.

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Some of these offenses in college can be really quarterback-friendly, and they can build in wins for a quarterback that don’t need to be read post-snap.”

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