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builder

[bil-der] / ˈbɪl dər /


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When a builder is constructing a home, the taxes are based on the value of the land.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

A builder who created an observatory in his back garden has said capturing and livestreaming the solar eclipse was "fantastic".

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Tail Town prides itself on being a community builder.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Working with the city, the architects also drafted housing blueprints for vacant lots that any builder can use to speed construction.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The builder grabbed the ropes that attached to the empty stone-boat and prepared to hitch it to his great gray horse.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

But an increasing amount of those sales are actually within prebuilt components, such as frame sections for houses, built to specifications provided by the builders.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The burned waste at the site included several old mattresses, a fridge freezer, builders waste, car tyres, a cement mixer and wood panelling.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Just as importantly, it would need a dependable system for delivering the materials those builders require.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

The city’s 3-to-1 imbalance of jobs to housing is one of the biggest in the country and a lure for builders, said apartment developer Chris Tourtellotte.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

I nod and she continues, “Let’s just say this wall was built like the pyramids: most of the builders didn’t live to tell about it, and ain’t no Moses come to liberate them.”

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland




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