Verb (used with object), verb (used without object) : Developers blockbusted in order to buy up the entire area. From Dictionary.com.
I really think you need to look into how white flight was encouraged by suburban developers through conscious tactics like "blockbusting". From Wordnik.com. ["Jake was treated like a second-class citizen because he was IZ."] Reference
Just 50 years ago, so-called "blockbusting" led African-Americans into tight, white, ethno-centric neighborhoods of big cities such as Chicago and New York. From Wordnik.com. [The new immigration battleground] Reference
Or have you heard of blockbusting and white flight?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Great Moments in Washington, DC Police Work:] Reference
Better still, India are over here in August for a blockbusting multiformat tour. From Wordnik.com. [IPL4 is the ideal accompaniment to the parochial intrigue of ECC112 | Barney Ronay] Reference
Undervalues sells real estate, specializing in blockbusting and shady mortgage deals. From Wordnik.com. [My faithful correspondents] Reference
There will be no subsequent blockbusting tent-pole movie starring the newest hotness. From Wordnik.com. [Monday Hangovers] Reference
This opening exhibition, however, which Mr. Le Bon has himself curated, is decidedly blockbusting. From Wordnik.com. [Metz's Big Draw] Reference
The era of blockbusting of the late sixties, where houses would come down and high rises go up, is over. From Wordnik.com. [Toronto Mayoralty Candidates] Reference
In the West (and increasingly nationwide) Mexican-Americans are on the rise as a blockbusting political force. From Wordnik.com. [Al Giordano: Immigration Policy: Will the Real Senator Clinton Please Stand Up?] Reference
This retrospective explores both sides of Orozco's story: one part poet of the ephemeral, one part blockbusting art star. From Wordnik.com. [This week's new exhibitions] Reference
Mrs. Wurst taught me the art of conceptual blockbusting, how to truly "think outside the box" and color outside the lines. From Wordnik.com. [Chip Conley: What Are the Most Important Leadership Skills You Learned as a Kid?] Reference
The 46-year-old Bond heiress, daughter of Albert 'Cubby' Broccoli and bona fide producer of the four previous blockbusting Bond movies. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: Primer. Bond. James Bond.] Reference
In the second place, we must dispel the negative and harmful atmosphere that has been created by avaricious and unprincipled realtors who engage in “blockbusting.”. From Wordnik.com. [On the Right, Refracted Views of King - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
How blockbusting (and bigotry) aided the downfall of Baltimore City. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
Explore prehistoric lands in this blockbusting dinosaur-age puzzle. From Wordnik.com. [We Blog A Lot] Reference
Allan says her publisher is convinced it will become a blockbusting movie. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
RocknRolla last year and has just finished filming Bruckheimer's blockbusting. From Wordnik.com. [Empire News] Reference
Mathison is most famous for penning the screenplay for Spielberg's blockbusting movie. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Jim Jarmusch: 'I aimed for a no-action action film' paper, The Limits of Control is a blockbusting dream. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Michelle Williams mulls over Marilyn Monroe movie part] Reference
Variety with casting news for another potentially-blockbusting, potentially-disappointing superhero movie. From Wordnik.com. [Looking Closer] Reference
Now, with Cesc Fabregas restored, Wenger again stands in the path of another blockbusting Ferguson season. From Wordnik.com. [Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Exploitation of racial fears and blockbusting, for example, inevitably affected parents and school officials. From Wordnik.com. [Baltimore City Paper] Reference
In musical terms it was a blockbusting single - but in this FA Cup campaign it was also part of a great album. From Wordnik.com. [Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk] Reference
A blockbusting performance could just see Tuqiri do what many thought impossible - win back his Kangaroos jumper. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
The 45-year-old actor reprises his role as Tony Stark/Iron Man in the sequel to the blockbusting 2008 action film. From Wordnik.com. [Musicrooms.net] Reference
The 21-year-old utility forward came off the bench to terrorise the Robins 'defence with several blockbusting runs. From Wordnik.com. [icHuddersfield] Reference
In my podcast this week, I discuss several approaches to mind mapping and what one author calls conceptual blockbusting. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The Persuaders! and, of course, as James Bond, making seven blockbusting films as arguably the most debonair of the 007s. From Wordnik.com. [CommanderBond.net] Reference
The Bolshoi Ballet: Le Corsaire/Don Quixote, LondonThe Bolshoi ends its London season with two blockbusting popular classics. From Wordnik.com. [This week's new dance] Reference
Large sections of the South Bronx, for example, are either gone or have never recovered from Moses's road-building and blockbusting. From Wordnik.com. [BrothersJudd Blog] Reference
Kevin Rudd delivered a blockbusting, monopoly-smashing "up yours" to Telstra on Tuesday - and some fibre to the khyber of Sol Trujillo. From Wordnik.com. [Wimmera Mail Times] Reference
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