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The former pandemic boomtown of Tampa experienced a year-over-year home price decline of 0.9 percent in January, according to CoreLogic data, and a drop of 1.6 percent between October 2024 and January.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
The former pandemic boomtown of Austin, Texas, followed with a year-over-year drop of 3.5 percent.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
With the support of the academy, beginning in September, undergraduate students studying at the climate and sustainable growth institute will travel to places grappling with the energy transition in diverse ways, from a power-poor village in rural India to an energy boomtown in west Texas.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
The former pandemic boomtown of Austin, Texas, followed with a year-over-year drop of 3.5 percent.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
With the support of the academy, beginning in September, undergraduate students studying at the climate and sustainable growth institute will travel to places grappling with the energy transition in diverse ways, from a power-poor village in rural India to an energy boomtown in west Texas.
—Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Feb. 2025
Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Boomtown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomtown. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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boomtown
noun
boom·town
ˈbüm-ˌtau̇n 
: a town experiencing a sudden growth in business and population
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