housing project

noun

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

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Roy said Feldstein Soto inappropriately took action to block an affordable housing project in Venice. Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026 On Sunday, hundreds of teenagers descended on a housing project on the West Side. Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 28 May 2026 San Jose’s experience illustrates how housing projects stall when permitting systems and local processes remain misaligned with state housing reforms. Christina Mojica, Oc Register, 26 May 2026 Funds from the fees can provide a revenue source that can go toward obtaining future affordable housing projects, according to a staff report. Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026 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 5 Jun. 2026.

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