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is gentrifying

  • present progressive
    of gentrify (3rd person singular).
    gentrify
    verb (used with object)
    to alter (a deteriorated urban neighborhood) through the buying and renovation of houses and stores by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.

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Leimert Park is gentrifying — and in a hurry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

"This is gentrifying the canal and destroying our community."

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2019

The block is gentrifying, with the arrival of the pet businesses, a commercial bakery, Rocklands Barbeque at the end of the street and the approval just 10 days ago of Yates Pizza around the corner.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 27, 2019

NYC is gentrifying with young people from all over the world who do no suffer from our cultural gun sickness.

From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2017

The area is gentrifying and space is tight; Corbyn helped negotiate with a local landlord to make a room available for them.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 17, 2016