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Recent Examples of slumlord
When a mentally disturbed neighbor sets herself on fire and a slumlord tries to extort money from them, the family gets tangled in the corruption that keeps a stranglehold on the slum’s inhabitants.
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Blue Bloods and Sopranos vet will recur in Paramount+ With Showtime’s Dexter: Resurrection as Vinny, a greedy slumlord, our sister site Variety reports.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 17 Mar. 2025
The show shares its title with a recent biopic starring Sebastian Stan that depicts the president as a slumlord, rising to real estate mogul status with the use of ruthless strategy, impressed on him by closeted gay lawyer Roy Cohn.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Victor finds work as a rent collector for a Jewish slumlord, Peter Feldman, the aforementioned Holocaust survivor.
—Zachary Lazar, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The Blue Bloods and Sopranos vet will recur in Paramount+ With Showtime’s Dexter: Resurrection as Vinny, a greedy slumlord, our sister site Variety reports.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 17 Mar. 2025
The show shares its title with a recent biopic starring Sebastian Stan that depicts the president as a slumlord, rising to real estate mogul status with the use of ruthless strategy, impressed on him by closeted gay lawyer Roy Cohn.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Victor finds work as a rent collector for a Jewish slumlord, Peter Feldman, the aforementioned Holocaust survivor.
—Zachary Lazar, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumlord
Noun
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Much resistance to multifamily housing in single-family neighborhoods would dissipate if the state would require landlords to maintain their property, said Fayetteville resident Angela Belford of the Belford Group marketing firm.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Sep. 2025
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In order to live with an emotional support animal, tenants can provide landlords with a letter from a licensed health professional documenting their disability and how the animal helps, state law says.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trump has repeatedly denied writing the letter and sued the Wall Street Journal, which was first to report on the letter, for defamation.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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Legal experts, however, broadly agree this would violate both the letter and spirit of the Constitution.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Including its backlog, Air Lease is the fifth-largest aircraft lessor, according to a tally by IBA.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Spirit is also locked in a dispute with aircraft lessor AerCap Holdings over a deal covering 36 Airbus planes due for delivery between 2027 and 2028.—
Shivansh Tiwary,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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At a time when millions of California residents are struggling to make ends meet and the price of everyday expenses continues to rise, a new bill threatens to take away a vital tool keeping internet costs below market rate for renters across the state.—
Janus Norman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Homeowners and renters who lost their houses in the Eaton Fire have also sued SoCal Edison.—
Meredith Deliso,
ABC News,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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A day would arise in early spring when a fellow landowner would knock on the door and ask after him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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Coates will play Jeremiah Paulson, a wealthy landowner not afraid to break the rules.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Slumlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumlord. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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