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as in proprietors
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
agreed to pay the landlord the rent on the first Monday of each month
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as in taverners
the owner or manager of an inn
a weekend workshop that is intended to disabuse would-be landlords of a bed-and breakfast that the job is one long vacation
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Recent Examples of landlords
Why would investors or profit-seeking landlords and developers keep housing off the market?
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Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This myth takes two forms—in cities, landlords are supposedly keeping housing off the market, driving up prices.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Big Lots retail landlords are lining up to get that their back rent paid.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
And landlords are devoting more square footage to restaurants and bars, which have become a bigger draw to visit malls.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Mayors who take the pledge will engage landlords, multifamily property owners and property managers to submit information to the VA about any available rental units through an online web portal.
—Aliss Higham, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The Dallas metro had the second highest usage of the software, with more than half of landlords using it.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust suit against the company, alleging its pricing algorithm allows landlords to collectively push rents higher.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
In August, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit against the company, alleging its pricing algorithm allows landlords to collectively push rents higher.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
This myth takes two forms—in cities, landlords are supposedly keeping housing off the market, driving up prices.
—Richard McGahey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Big Lots retail landlords are lining up to get that their back rent paid.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
And landlords are devoting more square footage to restaurants and bars, which have become a bigger draw to visit malls.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Mayors who take the pledge will engage landlords, multifamily property owners and property managers to submit information to the VA about any available rental units through an online web portal.
—Aliss Higham, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
The Dallas metro had the second highest usage of the software, with more than half of landlords using it.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
The Department of Justice has filed an antitrust suit against the company, alleging its pricing algorithm allows landlords to collectively push rents higher.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
In August, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit against the company, alleging its pricing algorithm allows landlords to collectively push rents higher.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlords
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While some content owners have agreed to sell their wares to AI proprietors, others have held out and in some cases filed lawsuits against tech firms.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
4 Dec. 2024
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When a bar called Time Again opened in May on the stub of a dead-end street in Chinatown, the proprietors set out some red and blue plastic stools reminiscent of an elementary-school cafeteria’s.—
The Editors,
Curbed,
2 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The president’s decision to block the deal came after a federal committee reviewing the transaction opted to not make a formal recommendation about whether the takeover should be allowed to proceed, according to letters sent to the companies and the White House last month.—
Alan Rappeport,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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My hope is that a lot of people who write to the column will re-read their letters in 10 years and feel differently.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Advertisement The app works by connecting renters to car owners seeking to share their vehicle for a profit.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Hosts can meet owners in person to pick up the car or organize a remote handoff, in which renters unlock the car using a lockbox code or the app.—
Ivana Saric,
Axios,
2 Jan. 2025
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“Landlords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlords. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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