housing development

noun

: a group of individual dwellings or apartment houses typically of similar design that are usually built and sold or leased by one management

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Since late 2025, Texas officials have investigated plans for a Muslim-friendly housing development outside Dallas, as well as a small Dallas organization that offers religious divorce counseling. — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026 Upbringing and modeling work Callum Turner grew up on a council estate (public housing development) in Chelsea, London, an economically diverse district that includes both mansions and working-class housing. — L. Sue Baugh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 The proposal grew out of negotiations between legislators, Newsom’s Office of Business and Economic Development, and the group California Forever, which pushed the shipyard to potentially jumpstart economic and housing development in the region. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 In recent years, the perpetual CEQA debate has centered on its use — or misuse — as local governments were pressed by the state to increase housing development, particularly apartments for low- and medium-income families. — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for housing development

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First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housing development was in 1939

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“Housing development.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20development. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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