duplex
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My mom was on the top floor of a duplex on a steep hill, and my dad lived in a small house with a white fence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Developers say this duplex approach allows them to weather rising construction costs without passing on price hikes to their buyers and renters.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Billionaire Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin has reportedly expanded his enormous international property portfolio with the addition of a $38 million duplex apartment inside a storied New York City apartment building.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
“If you want to build a 3,000-square-foot house and a 700-square-foot ADU, it’s easier. But if you want to build two homes as a duplex, it’s harder,” Trauss said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
It was a duplex, yellow with green trim, that stood squarely on the corner, a rusted chain-link fence surrounding it.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
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