builder
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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
“That costs money in interest, site labor, site management, rental equipment, utilities, insurance,” said Schwinghammer, the Indiana builder.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Most towns and local governments have rules on how big a lot must be for a builder to construct a single-family home on it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The 68-year-old was frightened and found it hard to sleep after a rogue builder left her roof with dislodged bricks and blocked gutters.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
The builder finished placing his load of stones on the wall.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
By creating more demand for new homes, he said, the hope is that builders will respond en masse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Dozens of builders had been working on the upper floors when it collapsed, but managed to emerge largely unscathed.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
A September John Burns Research & Consulting Survey says two-thirds of builders reported labor force disruptions, up from 13% a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
That price gap was even wider in parts of the Sun Belt, where builders have been aggressively putting up new homes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
I nod and she continues, “Let’s just say this wall was built like the pyramids: most of the builders didn’t live to tell about it, and ain’t no Moses come to liberate them.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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