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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That hasn’t been the case with the the vacant lot where Malekia and Maya McKinney’s childhood home once stood.
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Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
According to a development agreement approved by the city in December 2023, the cottages would be built first on a vacant lot to the south of the mobile home park, leaving residents unaffected.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
Among their options: No. 1 Contemporary Three-Family Rowhouse This 3,600-square-foot house from 2000 sat just east of Fifth Avenue, across from a vacant lot.
—Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
At the vacant lot on a recent morning, Lara limped to the driver’s side of the bed truck, which has a cracked windshield.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
According to a development agreement approved by the city in December 2023, the cottages would be built first on a vacant lot to the south of the mobile home park, leaving residents unaffected.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
Among their options: No. 1 Contemporary Three-Family Rowhouse This 3,600-square-foot house from 2000 sat just east of Fifth Avenue, across from a vacant lot.
—Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
At the vacant lot on a recent morning, Lara limped to the driver’s side of the bed truck, which has a cracked windshield.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Vacant lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacant%20lot. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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