housing project

noun

: a publicly supported and administered housing development planned usually for low-income families

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Radon testing is now required in multifamily housing projects that seek federal HUD loans. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025 Yet, earlier this year, Ohtani was sued in a business deal gone wrong involving a luxury-housing project in Hawaii. Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025 Ehlers, a former council member who was elected mayor in November, campaigned on a platform of fighting back against recent state mandates that have promoted higher-density housing projects, such as the ones currently under construction on Quail Gardens Drive and at the southern edge of Olivenhain. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025 The Royal Institute of Architects (RIBA) praised its radical reimagining of the traditional almshouse, turning the senior housing project into something special. New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housing project

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First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housing project was in 1900

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“Housing project.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20project. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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