housing project

noun

: a publicly supported and administered housing development planned usually for low-income families

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Woolard in 2006 was indicted for conspiring with a Kansas City charter school president in a mortgage and investment fraud scheme that used fake loan documents, inflated appraisals and a sham housing project to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from investors. Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025 Among the potential sites were the four micro-communities interim housing sites, one safe camping site, one safe parking site and two permanent housing projects dependent on federal funding. Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Some individuals have moved into new permanent supportive housing projects, but the whereabouts of many remain unknown. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025 By prioritizing affordable housing projects that are ready to go, these funds will accelerate household stability, climate and health outcomes in communities. Andrew Stanton jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for housing project

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First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of housing project was in 1900

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“Housing project.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/housing%20project. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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