landowner

Definition of landownernext

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Recent Examples of landowner What started as a handful of infested trees in Evergreen, Colorado, has turned into hundreds for landowner Jon Hager. Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 22 June 2026 This small farming community in Arkansas County was named in the late 1800s for Almyra Sayre, sister of a prominent landowner. Arkansas Online, 22 June 2026 For decades, Freeman had been held as the property of John Ashley, a wealthy landowner and an officer in the local militia. New York Times, 22 June 2026 Still, enrollment at traditional public schools well exceeds 200,000, the budget is greater than $7 billion and the district is recognized as the county’s largest landowner and employer. Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for landowner
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Noun
  • Zeenat’s mother was a respected woman in her clan; both of Zeenat’s sisters had married into a Syed family, and her brother worked for the village head and had authority enough to report directly to the local landlord.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026
  • Someone in the Mamdani administration should look at what happened in the 1970s and ’80s when the city became the largest landlord in the five boroughs.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Among the most significant changes is a new enforcement mechanism allowing the city to impose a $5,000 fine on property owners who fail to comply with city requirements.
    Brian Maass, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • The wide-ranging ordinance outlined how far away data centers can be built from nearby communities, how much noise the centers can emit and what reports property owners must submit to the city.
    Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026

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“Landowner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landowner. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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