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as in to hire
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
I couldn't afford to buy a car outright, so I decided to lease one instead
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Recent Examples of lease
Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
29 June 2026
Seacrest Wolf Preserve is looking for a new home after being forced to vacate its Chipley location following a lease dispute.
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Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
The report further found that NASA has struggled to maintain and modernize its launch infrastructure, partially due to declining maintenance budgets and poor funding structures that prevent an equitable recoupment of costs from commercial providers leasing the launch facilities.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 June 2026
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Noun
The company, founded by Oculus headset creator Palmer Luckey, has 13 years left on its lease for the sprawling 634,000-square-foot office and research facility.
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Samantha Gowen,
Oc Register,
29 June 2026
Seacrest Wolf Preserve is looking for a new home after being forced to vacate its Chipley location following a lease dispute.
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Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2026
Verb
Developer Sreenivas Geesala said the space has not been leased out.
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Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
The report further found that NASA has struggled to maintain and modernize its launch infrastructure, partially due to declining maintenance budgets and poor funding structures that prevent an equitable recoupment of costs from commercial providers leasing the launch facilities.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lease
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Agriculture regulators advise home gardeners to either consume homegrown produce on site or not move it at all from the property to prevent the spread of the fly to nearby regions.
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But last week, the Fairgrounds Advisory Committee held a public meeting to hear a proposal from a company called Global Stack LLC that is reportedly being offered to almost every fairground property in the state.
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Guests can also rent Freedom Flyer cruiser bikes to pedal around the property and to nearby shops like Brewster Book Store, The Brewster Store, and Pelo Mar boutique.
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For Mosta, the bet is that owning the dollar moving through the system beats renting someone else's.
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The point of the Top 10 lists, Chandrasekaran said, is to steer young adults to employers that are actively hiring recent graduates into jobs that can seed meaningful careers.
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André Duvenhage, research director at South Africa’s North-West University, said migrants are often hired because employers see them as willing to work for lower wages and, as non-citizens, they are typically not protected by as many labor protections.
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But alongside the best summertime activities come an unwanted increase in urinary tract infections (UTI).
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Hochul is focusing on 100 acres, which is twice as large as Creedmoor, and the full Aqueduct tract is more than 200 acres.
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With the rapid development of AI technology, however, smart glasses are becoming slimmer, less noticeable, while integrating AI models that can operate independently with connectivity, raising concerns not only about exam integrity, but also about broader privacy risks.
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The Mets replaced Mendoza with Green, who has been the organization’s senior vice president of player development since 2023.
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“Lease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lease. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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