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development area

British

noun

(in Britain) an area suffering from high unemployment and economic depression, because of the decline of its main industries, that is given government help to establish new industries

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Should such movement occur, it would be outside of the development area, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Republican Supervisor Pete Candland recused himself due to a conflict of interest: He lives on a property in Pageland Lane, the proposed development area, that he has pledged to sell to developers.

From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Behind the concrete fence is the MNC Land development area.

From Washington Post • May 14, 2020

Crucial, though, were huge grants of public money, provided by the UK because the north-east was classified as a special development area, in need of investment.

From The Guardian • Oct. 4, 2018

“The coastal infrastructure design is expected to include a flood defence embankment protecting the development area to international standards, set back from the shoreline,” it said.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2018

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