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builder

[bil-der] / ˈbɪl dər /


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“That costs money in interest, site labor, site management, rental equipment, utilities, insurance,” said Schwinghammer, the Indiana builder.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Most towns and local governments have rules on how big a lot must be for a builder to construct a single-family home on it.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Morgan Stanley isn't so enthusiastic about the home builder.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Warburg Pincus is only interested in Ingenia if the company halts its proposed acquisition of Australia-listed home builder Peet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The gods called the builder into their hall.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

“We have national builders who are missing projections, losing hundreds of thousands of dollars because they have slabs sitting on the ground and no one to frame.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Meanwhile, data center build-outs are also driving up costs for home builders by siphoning off specialized workers like electricians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Data-center builders show “much less price sensitivity and much greater sense of urgency around delivery,” Cleveland Fed president Beth Hammack said in a recent interview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

In Asia, China’s space-infrastructure funding through the third quarter surged to 2.7 times its 2025 total, led by mega-rounds for commercial satellite builders.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

The latter two islands supported hereditary part-time craft specialists, including canoe builders, navigators, stone masons, bird catchers, and tattooers.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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