nonresidential
Britishadjective
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not suitable or allocated for residence
nonresidential areas
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not having residence
nonresidential customers
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As for the economy, the AI bust wiped out 500,000 lost jobs in nonresidential construction owing to the bust of AI infrastructure, and Asian supply chains were it hard.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Yet data centers accounted for 8% of the total spending on private, nonresidential construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Data center construction spending was up 31% in January compared with the same month a year prior, while all other nonresidential spending fell 5% during the same period, according to U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
In Hong Kong, weak demand and over-supply of nonresidential properties continued to put downward pressure on rental and capital values, despite an observed improvement in local sentiment, it said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2025
The Government will continue to expedite the flow of key building materials, to limit nonresidential construction, and to give financial support where it will do the most good.
From State of the Union Address by Harry S. Truman
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