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- noun A very large public
investment project, especially one costing more than onebillion US dollars
Etymologies
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Examples
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We need an integrated rapid transit web to serve the region and planning it piecemeal, or as after-thoughts or after-market add-ons after each new megaproject is built, won't get us to there.
Council Moving Closer to McGinn on 520 Light Rail « PubliCola 2010
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And although three tracks made their way to the Internet early two on purpose, the album is the first major-label megaproject in years that didn't leak in its entirety ahead of time.
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And although three tracks made their way to the Internet early two on purpose, the album is the first major-label megaproject in years that didn't leak in its entirety ahead of time.
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And although three tracks made their way to the Internet early two on purpose, the album is the first major-label megaproject in years that didn't leak in its entirety ahead of time.
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Seattle monorail is an example of the kind of megaproject fiasco local politicians rush to embrace, and nothing suggests they've learned any substantive lessons from it.
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'megaproject' as the Transcontinental Railway BAM-Yakutsk-Uelen [where BAM stands for Baikal-Amur Mainline], with a line through Magadan Region and a tunnel across the Bering Strait to Alaska-a project which has been included in the Russian Federation Transport Strategy for the Period to 2030, and which is viewed by the Russian and U.S.
LaRouche's Latest 2010
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The latest row involves a megaproject that will eventually connect Hong Kong, Macau and Zhuhai in Guangdong province via a series of bridges and tunnels.
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I should add that if the US does fill the gap, it will be via private enterprise (Falcon 9/Dragon), not the NASA megaproject.
Remembering Apollo 11 and the Legacy of Apollo - NASA Watch 2009
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One such key megaproject could be the so-called Desertec project, which attempts to tap solar power in the Sahara desert for consumption in Europe.
ABB Wins Contract to Build Indian Power Highway Goran Mijuk 2011
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The compelling new documentary Battle for Brooklyn does not just recount seven-plus years of community conflict over the Atlantic Yards megaproject, which includes an under-construction basketball arena for the relocated New Jersey Nets plus 16 planned skyscrapers.
Norman Oder: Battle for Brooklyn Recasts the Atlantic Yards Narrative Norman Oder 2011
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