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

From Los Angeles Times

More than 100 landowners in the development area have agreed to sell their properties for a collective $2.1 billion.

From Washington Times

A total of 102 landowners in the development area have agreed to sell their properties for a collective $2.1 billion.

From Washington Times

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

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

From Washington Post