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tract house

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as in ranch house

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Recent Examples of tract house RuPaul was born in San Diego in 1960, the third of four children and the only boy, and brought up in a yellow three-bedroom tract house, one of four models in a housing development called Michelle Manor. — Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2024 But his idyllic Mayberry was now a construction yard surrounded by tract houses. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024 Most of the homes are tract houses, and many have taken on the personality of their owners with upgrades over the years. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023 Depending on the location, the cost for a ranch tract house with a garage in the suburbs was within a middle-class family’s reach. — Jeastman, oregonlive, 5 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for tract house

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In Contra Costa County, that means tracking far more than ranch houses in Walnut Creek or condos in Brentwood.

— East Bay Times editorial, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Production vehicles can park once while utilizing dissimilar looks; locations can jump from a Victorian home to a ranch house to a gritty industrial setting without a company move.

— Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 15 May 2026

Definition of ranch house

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National developer Quarterra has filed early plans to build Emblem Meridian, a 250-unit apartment and town house project near Eagle and Victory roads.

— Chadd Cripe. Produced with AI assistance, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2026
Ten millennial moms sat around the kitchen island of a town house in Carroll Gardens, eating crudités, nachos, and popcorn.

— Patricia Marx, New Yorker, 15 June 2026

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Thanks to flavorful ranch seasoning mix, this meal comes together with just four ingredients.

— Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 July 2026
Items on Danny’s menu include the classic burger ($9), PB&J regular burger ($11), triple classic burger ($15), drunken ranch regular burger ($11), patty melt pounder ($17) and a burger of the month single burger ($11).

— Jenna Thompson July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

Definition of ranch

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Local advocates are pushing prefab even further, pitching off‑grid cottage villages powered by solar and advanced water recycling — an affordable, sustainable vision that may test Altadena’s appetite for denser housing.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Sonoma Creek crosses the property, which also includes a two-bedroom cottage, a garage, and a tower with a studio and gym.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 7 July 2026

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