housing development
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of housing development
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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"The partnership was set up to deliver significant housing development, create an investor confidence and a platform for other developers to come into the market and invest in Manchester - which it has achieved."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The paper noted that he’s “best known as the driving force behind the effort to increase housing development in California.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The housing development proposals put forward by Kingswood Homes, which include the restoration of the Tudor hall, have sparked opposition locally.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Worth Girvan said she supports more housing development, particularly near transit lines, saying the West Valley “needs to do our part” to scale up construction and bring housing prices down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Now that Rose had completed her little version of our housing development, she had moved on to copying some of the other buildings that surrounded it.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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