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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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Like Capital Realty in New Haven, several other landlords showed up multiple times in the data.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Chance’s landlord, Hobie, also has quite a secret past.—
Oline H. Cogdill,
Sun Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The governor was embroiled in a scandal in 2023 involving the Sinaloa cartel, in which his name was published in a letter written by a then-Sinaloa cartel capo whose leaders of a rival faction the cartel had kidnapped.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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Unlike those cases, few details other than what Ghio shared in her letter are known about the child who died in an apparent suicide last week — a manner of death that is still being confirmed by the medical examiner.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
Noun
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In ’93, that right was expanded to any willing lessee, willing lessor.—
George Ochenski,
Washington Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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With Boeing and Airbus struggling to meet airline demand, aircraft values have surged, allowing mid-sized lessors to command premium prices, according to the Irish Times.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
24 Feb. 2026
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The story of Javier Chocobar, a member of the indigenous Chuchagasta community in northwest Argentina’s Tucumán Province, who in 2009 tried to defend himself and his people from being forcibly evicted from their land by a local landowner and two former police officers.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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The operation required approvals from federal agencies, state agencies and the landowner.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Apr. 2026
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While the rate may be going down, renters can expect to 35% of their monthly paycheck on rent, and a typical starter home costs around $276,600, taking grads around 4 years to save up for a down payment.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Statewide, about a third of people are renters.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Landlady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlady. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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