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Recent Examples of squatter
Left lane squatters, people who cruise along in the left lane on freeways rather than overtaking and passing slower vehicles, could be ticketed, according to Michigan law.
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
Between the items that were stolen and the expense she’s incurred to reset security and clean the home, Emilie estimates that the squatter’s home invasion will cost her thousands of dollars.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025
The measure, signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker yesterday, clarifies what has long been a point of contention over how authorities should handle squatters — people who are living in a residence without the permission of the property’s legal tenant or owner.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
The squatter has to live continuously on the property for three to ten years.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 21 Apr. 2025
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Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 31 July 2025
Between the items that were stolen and the expense she’s incurred to reset security and clean the home, Emilie estimates that the squatter’s home invasion will cost her thousands of dollars.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 25 July 2025
The measure, signed into law by Gov. JB Pritzker yesterday, clarifies what has long been a point of contention over how authorities should handle squatters — people who are living in a residence without the permission of the property’s legal tenant or owner.
—Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
The squatter has to live continuously on the property for three to ten years.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squatter
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The show was inspired by the novel The Swiss Family Robinson, and Lockhart played the mother of a family of space colonists.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Beaver Moon takes its name from early Native American tribes as well as American colonists, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac, when beavers begin sheltering in their lodges after gathering enough food to last the winter.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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French filmmaker Alexis Lloyd (30 Beats) takes the audience inside a therapy group in his new movie, Group – The Schopenheuer Project, about a newcomer who joins a group and shares his intention to write a TV series based on his experience.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Oct. 2025
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By February, most of these newcomers are nowhere to be seen.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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After all, the human and the alien in Lanthimos’s films have always been divided by the most porous of membranes.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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The two buffoons shave her head, chain her in the basement of a messy remote home and then accuse her of being an alien.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
22 Oct. 2025
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Social media has also been flooded with racist and xenophobic comments, especially about Indians, amid fears that an influx of foreigners could erode national identity in China, where the population has fallen for the past three consecutive years.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
23 Oct. 2025
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Indonesia’s last executions, of a citizen and three foreigners, were carried out in July 2016.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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Moderated by Billboard‘s Jessica Roiz, the conversation focused on respecting the culture, roots and pioneers that have fueled this genre in Africa, and how Afrobeats has influenced their latest projects, including Goyo’s debut album Pantera.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
21 Oct. 2025
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Among the 23 pieces of marble creations is a piece by Studio Nada Debs, which was founded by regional design pioneer Nada Debs.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Squatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squatter. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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