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Example Sentences

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Will Parker writes about commercial real estate, construction and data centers for The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Santa Barbara real estate records show the house was owned by Pratt’s father.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

“If the estate has assets, the IRS debt must be satisfied before assets can be distributed to the heirs.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

These days, being a limelight-seeking senator, swing-state governor, or New York City real estate developer who used to host a reality TV show can do the trick.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“They’d go back to historical real estate prices over sixty years and say they had never fallen nationally, all at once.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis