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Recent Examples of landlady
But encounters with the island’s residents, including with his gruff but warm-hearted landlady (played by German screen legend Hanna Schygulla), gradually alter his outlook.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
He’s gone to visit Ellen at her home, a boarding house with a snoopy landlady living on the first floor.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Series regulars joining the cast include F1 actress Callie Cooke as Detective Sergeant Draper; Nicholas Richardson (Wu-tang: An American Saga) as film producer Julius; Charlie Condou (Doctor Who) as pub landlady Albert; and Chizzy Akudolu (Little Disasters) as Detective Inspector Merriot.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
To complicate matters, a suspicious landlady, Lorelai Brown (actress Pamela Britton) is always snooping around.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2025
He’s gone to visit Ellen at her home, a boarding house with a snoopy landlady living on the first floor.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
Series regulars joining the cast include F1 actress Callie Cooke as Detective Sergeant Draper; Nicholas Richardson (Wu-tang: An American Saga) as film producer Julius; Charlie Condou (Doctor Who) as pub landlady Albert; and Chizzy Akudolu (Little Disasters) as Detective Inspector Merriot.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2025
To complicate matters, a suspicious landlady, Lorelai Brown (actress Pamela Britton) is always snooping around.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlady
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Bonnefous says the gallery owes money only to the landlord and the bank, not her artists.—
Brian Boucher,
ARTnews.com,
12 May 2026
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Don’t try to handle a squatter yourself by changing locks, hauling out belongings or shutting off utilities — Texas law treats that as a self-help eviction and can backfire if the person turns out to have tenant rights, making court eviction the required route in landlord-tenant cases.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 May 2026
Noun
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The letter, which has since grown to nearly 5,000 signatures, was organized by the Committee for the First Amendment, the Future Film Coalition, the Writers Guild of America and the Democracy Defenders Fund.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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In a statement to The Sacramento Bee, a spokesperson for Reform California dismissed the letter as a political attack against DeMaio.—
Andrew Graham
May 15,
Sacbee.com,
16 May 2026
Noun
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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.—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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In ’93, that right was expanded to any willing lessee, willing lessor.—
George Ochenski,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The complex also included residential quarters, likely a villa for a wealthy landowner.—
Anne Doran,
ARTnews.com,
11 May 2026
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About 250 people in Killingworth — the largest group to file a complaint with a fair rent commission in recent history — will get a one-year reprieve from increases after the town’s committee rejected their landowner’s rent adjustment plan.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Noun
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The study found Bismarck, North Dakota, was the nation's most affordable city for renters.—
Morgan Rynor,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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Bilt began as a card that let renters earn points on rent, a category no one else had figured out how to monetize.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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“Landlady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlady. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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