builder
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Walsh started his career as a professional builder before rising to fame alongside Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock on the BBC's Ground Force from 1997 to 2005.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
Despite investor optimism, home builders still face rising labor and materials costs, plummeting sales and a 14-year low in builder sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
The Arlington, Texas, home builder logged earnings of $741.8 million, or $2.67 a share, for the fiscal fourth quarter ended in September, down from $905.3 million, or $3.04 a share, a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Raised in Queens, the son of a builder and a dressmaker, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife of 41 years, Katherine, and still takes the subway to watch his beloved Knicks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
There is no faith like the faith of a builder of homes in coastal Louisiana.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
But builders have to make a call on what the market will look like in several months’ time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
One reason builders have hit the brakes: They already have a glut of completed, unsold homes on their hands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Data-center builders weigh their options as winning candidates promise moratoriums in key states.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
“There is a little bit of a feeling in the marketplace amongst builders that maybe this would help change buyer sentiment,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Those builders never tasted such delicious food in all their lives as Emmett’s pasta or fresh-baked sourdough.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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