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prefab

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








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"The playground was just an asphalt strip between two rows of prefab buildings," he said, adding meetings with education authorities proved pointless.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 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

With its bulldozer-graded streets and its rows of prefab houses, Oak Ridge looked like an “unfinished movie set,” recalled Seaborg.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

“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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