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housing development

American  

noun

  1. a group of houses or apartments, usually of the same size and design, often erected on a tract of land by one builder and controlled by one management.


Etymology

Origin of housing development

First recorded in 1950–55

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Worth Girvan said she supports more housing development, particularly near transit lines, saying the West Valley “needs to do our part” to scale up construction and bring housing prices down.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

She talked to AFP from Winchester, near Southampton, where she was filming a new housing development.

From Barron's Aug. 12, 2026

Rucci searched for land along Imperial Valley’s towering power lines and cobbled together dusty lots in an abandoned industrial area next to a giant Homeland Security complex and a housing development.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

An archaeological dig at a new housing development has provided a "remarkable window into life in the area during the Roman period".

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

So, let's see, the new housing development on Maple Terrace.

From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier

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