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
Despite investor optimism, home builders still face rising labor and materials costs, plummeting sales and a 14-year low in builder sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 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 watched his horse head toward him, and he felt satisfied.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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Employers added a combined 10,800 jobs in nonresidential builders and specialty trade contractors—workers such as electricians who are in high demand at data-center sites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
With winning candidates promising moratoriums in key states, data-center builders are weighing their options, from going overseas to building in the desert.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Shares of “real-economy” companies like home builders and major retailers surged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Despite investor optimism, home builders still face rising labor and materials costs, plummeting sales and a 14-year low in builder sentiment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026
At the other end, the builders had made a waterfall through which shone different colored lights.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
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