residential

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Recent Examples of residential Builders have already taken notice of the growing sluggishness in the new homes market and are losing the motivation to start new projects, as shown by recent data which found that new U.S. residential construction fell to its slowest pace since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 Simon bought the assets from Swire Properties, a developer of mixed-use, commercial and residential properties in Miami. David Moin, Footwear News, 27 June 2025 So far, all the Israelis killed have been civilians, and numerous residential apartment buildings have collapsed or have been declared uninhabitable. Steven Katz, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025 Israeli security forces and first responders gather at the site of an Iranian strike that hit a residential neighbourhood in the Ramat Aviv area in Tel Aviv on June 22, 2025. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for residential
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    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 26 June 2025
  • Set in the 1940s, the film begins with a whirlwind summer romance between the wealthy Allie and working-class Noah — but despite their intense connection, class differences and familial disapproval drive them apart.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 25 June 2025
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  • Get past their respective hurdles of Serie A side Inter and domestic rivals Palmeiras, and each will bank a further $13.1m, as will anyone else who makes the quarter-finals.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • President Donald Trump speaks at an event to promote his domestic policy and budget agenda in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Washington.
    Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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  • Sources of 2023 household debt in the US include: Credit Cards: $1.13 trillion Mortgage: $12.25 trillion Auto Loans: 1.61 trillion Student Loans: $1.6 trillion Outstanding balances also include debt from retail credit cards, consumer loans and other non-household expenses.
    Kara Nelson, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Hancock said in the statement that his family canceled their traditional multi-household Thanksgiving celebration.
    NBC News, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2020

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“Residential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/residential. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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