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The community will feature 500 custom and semicustom homes, ranging in size from 1,282 square feet to sprawling mansions spanning more than 19,000 square feet.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
In a series of three trades spanning mere hours on Monday, Gladstone completely remade his team’s defense with a new safety and two defensive linemen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
Adrian Boafo, meanwhile, a second-generation Ghanaian-American, will represent Maryland's 5th Congressional District after succeeding veteran Congressman Steny Hoyer, who retired after a political career spanning more than four decades.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
The district, spanning some 900 square miles, is the largest in the country, and the majority of its 200,000 students are low-income.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
At a point near the north end of the woods road there was a bridge spanning the ravine that cut a deep, jagged gash across the road and through the fields beyond.
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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