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builder

[bil-der] / ˈbɪl dər /


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Home builder stocks have been battered by rising mortgage rates, but a valuation signal has historically preceded strong returns for the sector.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

Barry and Shelley Sawkins, from Flintshire, lost more than £30,000 to rogue builder Christian Williams, who left their new extension unfinished, with water pouring into their home.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Horton, the country’s largest home builder, faces litigation involving thousands of Louisiana homeowners who say shoddy building practices failed to keep out moisture, leading to widespread mold growth in their homes.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

LAWA’s position is that LINXS, as the designer and builder, should have figured out the right code itself.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

But the builder would not count his winnings before they were in his hands.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

The findings suggest that the builders were not simply choosing the easiest or closest source of stone.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

The UK government said more than a quarter of people who carried out home improvements in the past 18 months had experienced problems, such as builders disappearing after upfront payments were made.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Instead, pushback from communities over noise, electricity costs and secretive development processes across the U.S. is leaving many builders with a stark choice: Do better, or face indefinite delay—even cancellation.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

Mold is driving America’s homeowners crazy, and they want builders to pay.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

And with the sugar-phosphate backbone placed on the outside, and the general parameters of the measurements ascertained, the model builders could begin the most exacting phase of model building.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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