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duplex

[doo-pleks, dyoo-] / ˈdu plɛks, ˈdju- /
ADJECTIVE
twofold
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Before that, about 10 years ago, he rented a room in a duplex for $333; that same room now rents for $900, he says.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

While a number of luxury apartments are rising downtown, developers are also building duplex communities in the suburbs.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Michael Hull, a retired lettuce farmer, says he is aware of the duplex mania.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Billionaire Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin has reportedly expanded his enormous international property portfolio with the addition of a $38 million duplex apartment inside a storied New York City apartment building.

From MarketWatch Apr. 22, 2026

All the way to the duplex on Winslow, he told himself he was imagining things.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Housing reforms that increase supply, such as allowing smaller lots in new subdivisions, permitting duplexes, townhomes, and backyard cottages on existing lots, and changing zoning laws to allow housing nearer to jobs, are land-use issues.

From Barron's Jun. 24, 2026

The measure defines a big institutional investor as an entity that controls 350 homes or more, and its definition of a single-family home includes duplexes along with traditional detached houses.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

Economists say duplexes are the kind of “light-touch density” that allows cities to add more housing for middle-class families without entirely transforming a neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Last month, Szabo reworked the numbers, concluding that the city was financially capable of covering all types of buildings, not just single-family homes and duplexes.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

There’d be no grocery stores or abandoned duplexes to raid for leftovers and non-perishables.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline




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