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housing project

[hou-zing proj-ekt, proj-ikt] / ˈhaʊ zɪŋ ˌprɒdʒ ɛkt, ˌprɒdʒ ɪkt /
NOUN
affordable housing
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Blankfein said that because of his childhood — he grew up in a housing project in Brooklyn — he found it difficult for a long time to think of himself as wealthy, despite his fortune.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

One at a housing project, the other at the University of Oxford.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Instead, Park wants to develop the lot as a “mobility hub” and move the housing project to an adjacent lot.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Westhoughton-born actress Maxine Peake was among the campaigners against it, describing it as a "housing project in golf clothing".

From BBC Mar. 18, 2026

As the teachers passed the George Washington Carver houses, a housing project for poor black families, people came out of their homes to encourage them.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman



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