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His great-grandfather had been a slave owner and large landholder; his parents were tenant farmers.
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Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
But in numerous cases, landholders were not exactly fat cats.
—Ian Johnson, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
The Ocean View School District is the largest landholder and provider of open green space in northwest Orange County, covering over 315 acres.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
The new bill in parliament aims to claw back some of that land by expanding community ownership and giving more power to tenant farmers and smaller landholders.
—Robert Ormerod, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
But in numerous cases, landholders were not exactly fat cats.
—Ian Johnson, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2025
The Ocean View School District is the largest landholder and provider of open green space in northwest Orange County, covering over 315 acres.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
The new bill in parliament aims to claw back some of that land by expanding community ownership and giving more power to tenant farmers and smaller landholders.
—Robert Ormerod, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Landholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landholder. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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