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Recent Examples of slumlord
This is a bonanza for what has tragically become the city’s largest slumlord.
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Howard Husock,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026
There were no proletarian hearings to denounce a slumlord, who in this case did not really exist.
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Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
The worst slumlord in the world.
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Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Howard Husock,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2026
There were no proletarian hearings to denounce a slumlord, who in this case did not really exist.
—
Michael Powell,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
The worst slumlord in the world.
—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumlord
Noun
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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.
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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.
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The letter did not explain the pause, but suggested it may have been intended to preserve evidence.
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One prominent Cherokee named Katteuha co-wrote a letter to Benjamin Franklin during the Constitutional Convention in 1787, urging him to push for peace between the Native people and settlers.
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Before he was removed and Britton-Harr returned, Hopes estimated that between lessors, members, trade vendors, and sports team partnerships, there could be $50 million in liabilities.
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The event served as a key moment for the company to deepen relationships across the North American aviation ecosystem, engaging directly with airlines, lessors, and maintenance providers.
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Support was also strong among voters under the age of 45, renters and lower-income Californians.
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Several new Idaho laws go into effect Wednesday, July 1, bringing changes that affect everything from silent classrooms to relaxed codes for short-term renters.
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Mum Bet, who in 1781 sued for her freedom under Massachusetts law and won; and Abraham Peyton Skipwith, who bought his freedom and became the first Black landowner in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Va.
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One of the historical laws Hawaii pointed to was an 1865 Louisiana statute, adopted after the Civil War, to prevent anyone from carrying a gun onto a plantation without the landowner’s permission.
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“Slumlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumlord. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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