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as in proprietor
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
agreed to pay the landlord the rent on the first Monday of each month
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Recent Examples of landlord
Worrell said his proposal would modernize the city’s tax code in a way that would lower the yearly tax bill for the average Boston homeowner and small landlord by nearly $1,000.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
In Louisville, landlords are required to provide reasonable heat from October 1 to May 1.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
The bills would give local governments the authority to set stricter fire safety rules, such as requiring landlords to retrofit older buildings with sprinklers.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The city issued more than 2,700 warnings to noncompliant landlords during the initial enforcement phase of the licensing program.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
In Louisville, landlords are required to provide reasonable heat from October 1 to May 1.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
The bills would give local governments the authority to set stricter fire safety rules, such as requiring landlords to retrofit older buildings with sprinklers.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
The city issued more than 2,700 warnings to noncompliant landlords during the initial enforcement phase of the licensing program.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlord
Noun
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While there’s a comfort to the classic steakhouse, plenty of proprietors have pushed the envelope by experimenting with aging, sourcing high-quality beef from around the world, incorporating global flavors, and playing with live-fire cooking.—
Jeremy Repanich,
Robb Report,
24 Oct. 2025
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As the proud proprietors of delicacies like pineapple casserole and pear salad, Southerners are no stranger to seemingly odd flavor combinations.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
23 Oct. 2025
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In a wet lease, the lessor is responsible for providing the plane as well as the crew, maintenance and insurance.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
20 Oct. 2025
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This has forced some to reassess lower-performing routes as unprofitable, such as in the case of Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy and has recently been approved $475 million in debtor-in-possession financing and a $150 million injection from one of its aircraft lessors.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Oct. 2025
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Stay At The Inn At Bald Head Island Let owners and innkeepers Gail and Dann Jackson spoil you with hospitality at this charming bed and breakfast located in Harbor Village.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
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The celebratory July 4 meal would certainly have kept the innkeeper, Daniel Smith, busy replenishing the finest bottles of Madeira from behind the locked bar—perhaps overhearing snippets of chatter among the delegates.—
Victoria Flexner,
The Atlantic,
9 Oct. 2025
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The senator sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Google has removed Gemma from its AI studio.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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In the letter, founder and CEO David Gandler also reflected on the Disney milestone.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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Some rent reporting services require your landlord or property manager to verify payments, while others allow renters to self-report by submitting bank statements or other proof.—
Layla Melendez,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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Some San Diego renters have reported being charged a separate fee for trash as soon as the city started charging for it.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Landlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlord. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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