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Recent Examples of slumlord
Whitney first went into the HGTV show with two goals: to make a killing in local real estate, and to publicly establish a do-gooder identity that’s in sharp contrast to the reputation of her slumlord parents.
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
While crammed in tiny apartments, Black families struggled with slumlords and poor living conditions.
—Tanikia Carpenter, Parents, 19 Nov. 2023
What Safdie and Fielder have created on Curse, at least on the surface level, is a sharp, unstinting satire of White privilege and guilt (Whitney is constantly having to distance herself from her parents, who are widely regarded as slumlords).
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
Whitney is the daughter of a pair of local slumlords (played by Corbin Bernsen and Constance Shulman).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
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Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
While crammed in tiny apartments, Black families struggled with slumlords and poor living conditions.
—Tanikia Carpenter, Parents, 19 Nov. 2023
What Safdie and Fielder have created on Curse, at least on the surface level, is a sharp, unstinting satire of White privilege and guilt (Whitney is constantly having to distance herself from her parents, who are widely regarded as slumlords).
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
Whitney is the daughter of a pair of local slumlords (played by Corbin Bernsen and Constance Shulman).
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumlord
Noun
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Last week, Saks officials said the decision to close the flagship was due to an inability to come to lease terms with a landlord over a small piece of the property.—
David Moin,
WWD,
27 Feb. 2025
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The kindergartner was getting ready to take a shower when their landlord knocked on the door, his mother, Hanan Shaheen, testified Tuesday.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Certain letters, like C, D, G and TH, are harder to pronounce.—
Jordan Greene,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Bondi suggested Thursday in a letter to FBI Director Kash Patel that more records had recently been discovered.—
Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On the local level, the Boston City Council on Wednesday is set to reintroduce a home rule petition that would similarly shift the fee to the party, lessor or tenant who hired the broker.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
8 Jan. 2025
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The average monthly rent for these matches is $609, but some lessors provide rooms in exchange for services, such as help with yard work, meal preparation, housekeeping and companionship.—
Lauren J. Mapp,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Jan. 2024
Noun
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What percentage of your rental market are flexible renters?—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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According to the 2022 assessment, 62% of Broward renters were cost burdened, meaning more than 30% of their income was going toward their rent.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Some landowners are excited about being part of the shift to clean energy.—
Kate Yoder,
WIRED,
1 Mar. 2025
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Another barrier is the high prices that both individual and corporate landowners are asking for properties on higher ground.—
Kristina P. Brant,
The Conversation,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Slumlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumlord. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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