blight
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While many saw blight at the corner of Colorado Boulevard and Holbrook Street, a local artist saw opportunity.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
NCST, a nonprofit that aims to boost affordable housing and fight neighborhood blight, praised provisions related to preservation and rehabilitation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
The pandemic was and is a blight on compassion.
From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026
This market-driven renewal filled vacant lots and derelict sites, reduced blight, converted nonperforming parcels into taxpaying assets and created billions of dollars in new wealth for existing homeowners, with little evidence of widespread displacement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The rancher examined a few plants and said he thought a blight had infested the plants.
From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez
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