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prefab

[pree-fab, pree-fab] / ˈpriˌfæb, priˈfæb /








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Los Angeles County did not reply to a Times request for prefab statistics.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

The potential for prefab to capture a large share of the fire recovery and speed its progress is still only hypothetical.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Jonathan Talbot, the new home’s owner, said he was fascinated with prefab as “the natural progression of the housing industry” but needed to be convinced it was the right move after his house burned down.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Their prefab design has managed to avoid plastics except, like Cirino's house, in plumbing.

From BBC Mar. 16, 2026

I spot them all over the country, standing on the far side of playing fields, little white prefab buildings with a row of windows unnaturally high up, tucked almost under the eaves.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

“Why would anyone want a prefabbed home?” one user wrote.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2025

He has promised to keep his mind open and to maximize the pick’s value, but he also has repeatedly hinted at a prefabbed plan.

From Washington Post Apr. 20, 2020




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