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duplex

[doo-pleks, dyoo-] / ˈdu plɛks, ˈdyu- /
ADJECTIVE
twofold
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A duplex boom is attracting middle-income earners to the Midwestern city.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 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

In most cities, these parcels would be the sole domain of single-family homes interrupted by the occasional duplex.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025

The V.C.’s walls were not very high; I could see the big duplex that nestled behind a canopy of trees with greenish-yellow leaves.

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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