redevelopment
Americannoun
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the act or process of redeveloping.
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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
Example Sentences
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Redevelopment would be divided into four phases, starting in Rafah and then gradually moving north towards Gaza City.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026
In 2001, the Anaheim Redevelopment Agency spearheaded the purchase and cleanup of the site of a former Kwikset Corp. metal-plating plant that left behind petroleum, volatile organic compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead and other toxins.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2024
SVR Srinivas, who heads the Dharavi Redevelopment Authority, said efforts would be made to minimize disruption.
From Reuters • Aug. 28, 2023
But in the 1950s, the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh declared much of the Lower Hill to be blighted.
From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023
Area Redevelopment We must help deal with the pockets of chronic unemployment that here and there mar the nation's general industrial prosperity.
From State of the Union Address by Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David)
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