open housing
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of open housing
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70
Example Sentences
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There’s no count available for the number of structures that have burned or the number of people who have evacuated, but officials said there were four shelters open housing 2,100 people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023
For Hilton, any sort of open housing unit can’t come soon enough.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2022
It will also open housing to “those who must be on campus to progress academically” and certain others in need.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2020
As a member of the Gary City Council, he helped pass an open housing law to end the practice that forced blacks to live primarily in the city’s midtown section because of restrictive property covenants.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2019
Yet not until his last years in office, beginning with his open housing campaign in 1967, did McNamara, who had always championed the stand of Adam Yarmolinsky and the rest, become a strong participant.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
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