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Recent Examples of prefabricate
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations and the county government.
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
By Janet Eastman | The Oregonian/OregonLive A century before modular homes were prefabricated in factories, people could order a kit home through the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog or from a company such as Aladdin Homes, which had a factory in North Portland’s Kenton neighborhood.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
Recently, Nury found one of Prouvé’s prefabricated 6 x 6 houses, from 1944, which will remain disassembled in a warehouse until, someday, a client chooses it for a special event.
—Kurt Soller David Chow, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations, and the county government.
—Lydia Depillis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
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Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
By Janet Eastman | The Oregonian/OregonLive A century before modular homes were prefabricated in factories, people could order a kit home through the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog or from a company such as Aladdin Homes, which had a factory in North Portland’s Kenton neighborhood.
—Jeastman, oregonlive, 15 Mar. 2023
Recently, Nury found one of Prouvé’s prefabricated 6 x 6 houses, from 1944, which will remain disassembled in a warehouse until, someday, a client chooses it for a special event.
—Kurt Soller David Chow, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
Walmart comes next, and then a few plants making building materials and prefabricated housing, several social service organizations, and the county government.
—Lydia Depillis, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Mar. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prefabricate
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Originally constructed in the 1400s, the current church was rebuilt in 1757 after the 1755 Lisbon earthquake.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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The structure was constructed for fabric distributor Eisen Mercantile, also known as House of Fabrics, and completed in 1970, according to the Johnson County property records.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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And now, thanks to this contract, Evans can look to build some more permanence in Montreal.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
6 Mar. 2025
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One of the county board of commissioners’ goals is to build more attainable housing, Interim Appraiser Endicott noted during her presentation.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2025
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September 5 details the network turnabout that eventually led to Democrat politicians hiring former ABC News producer James Goldston in 2022 to take on Arledge’s legacy and then arrange and fabricate the J6 Select Committee hearings for primetime consumption.—
Armond White,
National Review,
28 Feb. 2025
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This is another sign that the image is fabricated because an authentic X post would likely have been screenshotted at different times by some of Musk's more than 218 million followers and shared with differing view counts.—
Andre Byik,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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Wooden posts were erected on the site at some point, but the stone monument that remains today was begun around 2500 B.C.E. Adjustments were made to the positions of the smaller, inner bluestones 200 to 300 years later.—
Hannah Edgar,
ARTnews.com,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Los Angeles Dodgers, for example, have erected a dedicated transportation hub behind centerfield for public transportation and rideshare.—
Candace Oehler,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, Nick Cannon, Fredro Starr, and the crew assembled their top five in order.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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Many of the pieces were assembled by the designer himself.—
Alberto Calabrese,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2025
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With Boon’s small brands competing at a luxury price point, pooling together fashion, art and design into one space will help give the designers increased exposure.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
7 Mar. 2025
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Uchiko, which has three locations in Texas, is somewhat less formal than Uchi, but still designed to highlight upscale Japanese cuisine.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Alawites made up a large part of Assad’s support base for decades.—
Sarah El Deeb,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2025
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Special Birding Trails About 200 miles of trails makes up The Alabama Coastal Birding Trail along Alabama's Gulf coast.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
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Many technology companies rely on parts and manufacturing overseas and new levies could push up prices.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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However, Trump and his top allies have argued the tariffs could spur manufacturing in the U.S., or make products made in the U.S. more competitive.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Prefabricate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prefabricate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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