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  "title": "The Surprising Global Shortage That Could Bring the Construction Industry to a Halt",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/the-surprising-global-shortage-that-could-bring-the-construction",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:38:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/jelinda-montes/the-surprising-global-shortage-that-could-bring-the-construction-industry-to-a-halt/91390501"
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  "summary": "The price of sand could skyrocket as we continue to extract it far faster than it replenishes.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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