builder
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Walsh started his career as a professional builder before rising to fame alongside Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock on the BBC's Ground Force from 1997 to 2005.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
The Arlington, Texas, home builder logged earnings of $741.8 million, or $2.67 a share, for the fiscal fourth quarter ended in September, down from $905.3 million, or $3.04 a share, a year earlier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Raised in Queens, the son of a builder and a dressmaker, he lives in Brooklyn with his wife of 41 years, Katherine, and still takes the subway to watch his beloved Knicks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, a gauge of builder confidence in the market for newly built single family housing, fell three points to 29 in October.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
The builder picked up a rock one-handed and smashed it against another, breaking the granite block into two.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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Shares of “real-economy” companies like home builders and major retailers surged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
AI data centers likely involves builders offering more safeguards, local investments, and contractual commitments including electricity-bill protection, says Malik Ahmed Khan, senior equity analyst from Morningstar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
Home builders are pulling back on new projects because of the soaring costs of construction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Home builders have traded down to cheaper materials, but they still face higher price tags for basic construction components.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
He and Jon and Bowen Marsh had weighed each man in turn and assigned him to an order: Leathers, Jax, and Emrick to the rangers, Horse to the builders, Arron and Satin to the stewards.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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