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prefab

[pree-fab, pree-fab] / ˈpriˌfæb, priˈfæb /








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"The playground was just an asphalt strip between two rows of prefab buildings," he said, adding meetings with education authorities proved pointless.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The potential for prefab to capture a large share of the fire recovery and speed its progress is still only hypothetical.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

It moved inland in 1910, moved again a few years later, and then in the mid-1930s moved into a purpose-built building in Baldwin Hills, one designed by the renowned architect Richard Neutra with prefab walls.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

Their prefab design has managed to avoid plastics except, like Cirino's house, in plumbing.

From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2026

I spot them all over the country, standing on the far side of playing fields, little white prefab buildings with a row of windows unnaturally high up, tucked almost under the eaves.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

“Why would anyone want a prefabbed home?” one user wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025

He has promised to keep his mind open and to maximize the pick’s value, but he also has repeatedly hinted at a prefabbed plan.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2020


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