vacant lot
noun
: a piece of land that is not being used
The children played in the vacant lot between the two buildings.
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The Sacramento City Council Tuesday unanimously approved an application to the state for 120 tiny homes on a vacant lot at 4290 Mack Road, near Morrison Creek.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Today’s vacant lot or rectory or even empty place of prayer could be tomorrow’s homes for so many people of all faiths — and, in the process, churches struggling to balance their books could get new sources of revenue.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
The four-story building would have 57 apartments plus ground-level retail, and be located at the corner of Edmund and Brush, on a vacant lot across from a bright red City Modern apartments building that recently opened.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
To add insult to injury, Pfizer abandoned its plan just a few years after the Kelo decision, just as its tax breaks were about to expire and after about $80 million of taxpayer money was spent, and the land remains a vacant lot all these years later.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
Today’s vacant lot or rectory or even empty place of prayer could be tomorrow’s homes for so many people of all faiths — and, in the process, churches struggling to balance their books could get new sources of revenue.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
The four-story building would have 57 apartments plus ground-level retail, and be located at the corner of Edmund and Brush, on a vacant lot across from a bright red City Modern apartments building that recently opened.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
To add insult to injury, Pfizer abandoned its plan just a few years after the Kelo decision, just as its tax breaks were about to expire and after about $80 million of taxpayer money was spent, and the land remains a vacant lot all these years later.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
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“Vacant lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacant%20lot. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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