as in tenants
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the new owners took in roomers to help pay for the house
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The expansion’s Council proponents have never really addressed this point beyond emotional appeals to the plight of overburdened tenants.
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But months later, Feldstein Soto’s office still hasn’t executed the contracts, frustrating tenants rights advocates and the nonprofits, which are struggling to pay their staff without the funds from the city.
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Food is so scarce and making rent so difficult that characters are perennially taking in lodgers who share beds and sleep in kitchens.
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The animals are now being housed at Sangamon County Animal Control, local kennels and boarders and with volunteers.
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As the morning progresses, the audience is introduced to the other boarders living at the Hollies’ home.
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“Roomers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roomers. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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