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as in hires
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
I couldn't afford to buy a car outright, so I decided to lease one instead
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Recent Examples of leases
Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Jan. 2026
Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Launchpad leases the building from a nonprofit and has put about $100,000 toward it for renovations.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The bill would have given the attorney general authority to act if a landlord improperly leases a property.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
With these arrangements sometimes called subscriptions or power purchase agreements (PPAs), a third party owns the panels and leases them back to the homeowner.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
In exchange, the county would give the Ken-Caryl Ranch Metro District ownership of the community center, which the district currently leases for $1 a year.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The city currently leases beds in the city detention center to the county, but that contract is set to expire at the end of this year.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026
The Batmasians founded Investments Limited, a real estate firm that owns, develops, operates and leases various properties.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
University Health already leases space within the towers, including for its Allergy and Asthma Clinic.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
Noun
However, most of the large new retail leases citywide have been signed by health and fitness clubs, medical clinics, fast-food retailers, and educational facilities, according to the Post, making TJ Maxx’s new lease something of an outlier.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
The nonprofit leases the buildings back to DPS, which allows Denver School Facilities to mortgage the buildings with a bank trustee that collateralizes the buildings in exchange for debt proceeds, according to the lawsuit.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Launchpad leases the building from a nonprofit and has put about $100,000 toward it for renovations.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026
The bill would have given the attorney general authority to act if a landlord improperly leases a property.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
With these arrangements sometimes called subscriptions or power purchase agreements (PPAs), a third party owns the panels and leases them back to the homeowner.
—Jeff Brady, NPR, 25 Feb. 2026
In exchange, the county would give the Ken-Caryl Ranch Metro District ownership of the community center, which the district currently leases for $1 a year.
—Karen Morfitt, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
The city currently leases beds in the city detention center to the county, but that contract is set to expire at the end of this year.
—Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 17 Feb. 2026
The Batmasians founded Investments Limited, a real estate firm that owns, develops, operates and leases various properties.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
University Health already leases space within the towers, including for its Allergy and Asthma Clinic.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leases
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Experts interviewed by Xinhua also suggested that the material could extend beyond drones to small-satellite structural components and lightweight spacecraft shells due to its strength, stiffness, and vibration-reduction properties.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Six months after a California wildfire destroyed dozens of homes in the Tuolumne County community of Chinese Camp, officials say debris removal is now complete and properties are being returned to their owners.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Owner Mary Josielewski rents her small rooms only to retirees.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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Speedway Motorsports, which owns Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, rents COTA for the week from COTA chairman Bobby Epstein.—
Kevin Lyttle,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Feb. 2026
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Most notable among the analyst hires is Skyler Mornhinweg, whose father Marty was Harbaugh’s offensive coordinator in Baltimore from 2016 to 2018.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses, or FARE, mandates that the party who hires the broker must pay the broker.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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After city leaders objected to the initial results of last year’s census, the task force acknowledged some census tracts were outside city limits; some areas were in unincorperated El Cajon.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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The project, known as Golden Range at Lookout Mountain, would develop one of the largest undeveloped tracts remaining in the city.—
Jamie Leary,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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To sell the property and prepare for development, Bailey shifted some operations to other parcels of land owned by the company, Appert said.—
Talia McWright,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Just over 70% of parcels affected by restrictive covenants were located in West Sacramento.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Prior to the weekend’s developments, several traders warned that oil prices could reach $100 within days — unless there was some de-escalation of hostilities or change to constraints in the Strait of Hormuz, which handles about a fifth of the world’s energy exports.—
Christine Burke,
Bloomberg,
8 Mar. 2026
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In an email exchange, Parsipur, who presently lives in exile in Northern California, expounded on her career, Iran and the recent developments there.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This year’s lie detector session will take place at Gothenburg – Nordstan from January 16 to 18 and at Olof Palmes plats from January 24 to 26.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
12 Jan. 2026
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Israeli leaders may be well protected from Iranian nationalist plots.—
Robert A. Pape In The Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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The bulletin warned that terror plots weren’t the only concern.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Leases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leases. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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