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development area

British  

noun

  1. (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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Her life savings are tied up in a two-storey house in the planned development area, surrounded by ornamental and fruit trees.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

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

“You’re going to have a development area in a downtown unlike any in America,” he said.

From Washington Post Sep. 15, 2022

A Huawei employee rests in his cubicle in the research and development area at the Bantian campus in Shenzen, 12 April.

From The Guardian Dec. 9, 2019

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