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builder

[bil-der] / ˈbɪl dər /


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South Korea’s Hanwha has made a nonbinding offer valued at more than $1 billion to buy Austal USA, a builder of ships and submarine parts for the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

Tail Town prides itself on being a community builder.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

And keep in mind the company announced during the quarter, on May 31, that it was buying home builder Taylor Morris Home in a deal with an equity value of $6.8 billion.

From MarketWatch Aug. 8, 2026

Duffy, who worked as a builder before his retirement, lives in a studio flat which backs on to the garden owned by his neighbour, the court heard.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Now the builder was hauling the rocks up hundreds of feet and manhandling each rock into place.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

The burned waste at the site included several old mattresses, a fridge freezer, builders waste, car tyres, a cement mixer and wood panelling.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Just as importantly, it would need a dependable system for delivering the materials those builders require.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

Road builders lived in settlements along the oiled-dirt road they were creating; the asphalt came several years later.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

Cashing Out: Data-center builders and operators across the U.S. are working with bankers to sell majority equity stakes worth tens of billions of dollars in their companies this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

He saw the wall builders walk away from their work.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry




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