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redevelopment

American  
[ree-di-vel-uhp-muhnt] / ˌri dɪˈvɛl əp mənt /

noun

  1. the act or process of redeveloping.

  2. an often publicly financed rebuilding of an urban residential or commercial section in decline.


Etymology

Origin of redevelopment

First recorded in 1870–75; re- + development


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The National Park Service maintained that the work was part of a restoration plan dating to 2019, before Trump’s proposed redevelopment.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

There are long-term plans for a redevelopment to include retail but also a life science centre.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The redevelopment plans are for only 44 flats, including just six for social housing, prompting residents to recently protest outside the Ministry of Housing.

From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026

Rystad Energy expects Venezuela’s near-term recovery to be led by redevelopment of existing fields, with major new Orinoco production becoming meaningful only from around 2035.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Archaeologists today must learn what they can when some parcel of land is briefly exposed by redevelopment.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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