vacant lot
noun
: a piece of land that is not being used
The children played in the vacant lot between the two buildings.
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The 73-unit project, which the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors will consider financing Tuesday, is planned for a vacant lot at 8370 Power Inn Road.
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The development would be built on a strip of land currently owned by the city adjacent to Highway 85 which hosts a vacant lot and street parking, near DeAnza College and Memorial Park.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, 48th, to increase the zoning in order to build 31 units of housing on this vacant lot in Uptown.
—Jack Markowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The campus will be located on roughly 40 acres along Dallas’ Stemmons Corridor on a vacant lot.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
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Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 10 Feb. 2026
The development would be built on a strip of land currently owned by the city adjacent to Highway 85 which hosts a vacant lot and street parking, near DeAnza College and Memorial Park.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth, 48th, to increase the zoning in order to build 31 units of housing on this vacant lot in Uptown.
—Jack Markowski, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
The campus will be located on roughly 40 acres along Dallas’ Stemmons Corridor on a vacant lot.
—Nick Wooten, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Vacant lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacant%20lot. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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