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developer

[dih-vel-uh-per] / dɪˈvɛl ə pər /
NOUN
real estate developer
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He said the property developer has ties to at least 100 other sites around the city, which are also now being checked.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

“You live on 900 acres with every form of entertainment imaginable,” developer Andy Mitchell tells Realtor.com.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Chinese tech company Alibaba, a leading developer of AI models, was an early Megaspeed customer and remains a major one, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

The developer withdrew its planning permission application in August, after its neighbours spoke out online, lobbied their MP and gathered more than 9,000 petition signatures.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

Some crafty bond market person had gazed upon the subprime mortgage sprawl, as an ambitious real estate developer might gaze upon Oakland, and found an opportunity to rebrand some of the turf.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Architects and developers are increasingly turning to mass timber, a wooden alternative to structural materials such as steel and concrete for large buildings, the WSJ’s Ryan Dezember writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Many of the other developers are small but still making a vital contribution to Scotland's reputation, van der Kuyl says.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Winston Bowen quietly watched as New York firefighters looked for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Brooklyn, after a deadly tragedy that he blamed on "careless" developers leading rapid gentrification.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

The sale is contingent securing a construction loan to complete the project and Petty said the developers are negotiating financing terms with domestic institutional and private equity lenders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Later on, developers realized how valuable the land was, sitting right on the river, with easy access to the city.

From "Monday's Not Coming" by Tiffany D. Jackson


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