as in proprietors
one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership
the owner of the building will have to decide whether or not to sell
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Recent Examples of owners
The club has had several owners since.
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Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The condo board was also buoyed by the 2020 Icon Brickell court ruling that gave condo owners and condo boards more power.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The Steward Family and Polarity are also investors in the round and continue to be the majority owners of Lion Forge Entertainment.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The group discussed several issues still plaguing the towing industry and vehicle owners after the legislature overhauled the state’s more than 100-year-old law in May.
—Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
If there are concerns about free-spending owners, then the solution is to continue to tweak the Luxury Tax system.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Others say local workers and business owners are being targeted instead of criminals.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Under the new process, property owners will still receive a notice when a violation occurs, but if the issue is not corrected within seven days, the Parks and Recreation Department will step in to mow or clean the property, the release states.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
The split will reverse a massive but largely unsuccessful 2015 merger arranged by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and the investment firm 3G Capital, Heinz and Kraft’s owners at the time.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
The condo board was also buoyed by the 2020 Icon Brickell court ruling that gave condo owners and condo boards more power.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
The Steward Family and Polarity are also investors in the round and continue to be the majority owners of Lion Forge Entertainment.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The group discussed several issues still plaguing the towing industry and vehicle owners after the legislature overhauled the state’s more than 100-year-old law in May.
—Dave Altimari, ProPublica, 9 Sep. 2025
If there are concerns about free-spending owners, then the solution is to continue to tweak the Luxury Tax system.
—Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Others say local workers and business owners are being targeted instead of criminals.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Under the new process, property owners will still receive a notice when a violation occurs, but if the issue is not corrected within seven days, the Parks and Recreation Department will step in to mow or clean the property, the release states.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2025
The split will reverse a massive but largely unsuccessful 2015 merger arranged by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and the investment firm 3G Capital, Heinz and Kraft’s owners at the time.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for owners
proprietors
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Most of the sons and daughters of the proprietors who remained had little interest in continuing their parents’ line of work.—
M. Z. Adnan,
New Yorker,
23 Aug. 2025
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But beer culture in the city is also changing, the proprietors of the three establishments agree.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Owners.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owners. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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