low-density
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These guidelines also included, for the first time, recommended levels of LDL—known as low-density lipoprotein or “bad” cholesterol—based on calcium scores from the scans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
On Tuesday, City Council voted to adopt a strategy that would delay the effects of SB 79 city-wide by upzoning 55 single-family and low-density areas, allowing for 4-16 unit buildings up to four stories tall.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
We already know that lifetime exposure to high LDL, or low-density lipoprotein, increases cardiovascular risk, and that getting care earlier can help prevent heart disease.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
“What we show is there is a sharp decline in the intensity of building in high-price, low-density housing tracts. What’s that? That’s the best suburbs,” Gyourko, a professor at Penn’s Wharton School, told me.
From Slate ● Jun. 12, 2025
Waves flew toward him, huge surges that exploded in spray as the low-density hull slashed through.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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