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Recent Examples of landholderThe DeCaLiBron Loop currently skirts the summit of Bross due to landholder concerns that have kept it closed for years.—John Meyer, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025 His great-grandfather had been a slave owner and large landholder; his parents were tenant farmers.—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 See All Example Sentences for landholder
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landowner
Noun
Business records obtained at the time by the Columbus Dispatch linked Microsoft founder Bill Gates to the entity, but Savion didn't respond to inquiries about the ruling or the project landowner.
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CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
French maintained a tight lead against incumbent Jim Wright, a fifth-generation rancher running for his second term whose primary campaign priorities included reducing red tape for new oil production, plugging orphan wells, and defending landowner rights.
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Emily Holshouser
May 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2026