housing development
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of housing development
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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The paper noted that he’s “best known as the driving force behind the effort to increase housing development in California.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The movie has its share of interesting observations of our built environment—of concrete’s drawbacks and often slapdash application, of the politics of urban housing development in which it plays a material part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The update also means that some groups will no longer need to be consulted on housing development plans as part of the process of getting permission.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
She talked to AFP from Winchester, near Southampton, where she was filming a new housing development.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
He lives in Grayson Village, the really nice housing development behind Vista Nueva, the apartment complex where I live.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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