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builder

[bil-der] / ˈbɪl dər /


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“He is an expert builder and strategist, technical and product-minded, with sharp instincts for what fans actually want.”

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Owens is a home builder and remodeler in Worthington, Ohio.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

“They’re the largest builder of icebreakers and ice-class vessels in the world,” Dans said at an event in Anchorage, Alaska, in April.

From Salon Sep. 16, 2026

John Sutter, head of U.S. public affairs at data-center builder Nebius, echoed this sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

It took a German organ builder and friend of J. S. Bach, Gottfried Silbermann, to see the piano’s potential and - with help and advice from Bach - to begin manufacturing pianos.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

A rising share of builders are slashing prices on newly built homes despite increasing construction costs, as buyers get spooked by high mortgage rates.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

Plus, if mortgage rates do rise further, the mortgage-rate buydowns that home builders have been relying on to drive sales would become more expensive, cutting into profits.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 16, 2026

As mortgage rates rise, builders use incentives to boost home sales at the expense of their margins.

From Barron's Sep. 16, 2026

He added that 42% of builders said they were finding it hard to buy land plots on which to build homes.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

He saw the wall builders walk away from their work.

From "Messenger" by Lois Lowry




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