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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
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Tiana Noble, a Starbucks spokesperson, said the landlord terminated the company’s lease when the building burned down.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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As recent research shows, protections for nonpaying or scofflaw tenants force landlords to raise rents for everybody else.—
Judge Glock,
Washington Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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When asked by the Herald how much the new policy is expected to cost Massachusetts ratepayers compared to traditional oil, propane and natural gas, MassDEP Communications Director Lauren Moreschi referred to the state website and the December letter to stakeholders.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
14 Jan. 2026
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Restorative justice programs bring together survivors and offenders — via meetings or letters or through community panels — to try to deepen understanding, promote healing and discuss how best to make amends for a wide range of harms.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
13 Jan. 2026
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Shop local sales at clothing, jewelry and children's boutiques Apricot Lane Boutique, 1301 Herr Lane, Suite 170: But two regular price items and receive a third item of equal or lessor value free and a gift with purchase of $65 or more.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
19 Nov. 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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In addition to fire extinguishers in the building, VanGerpen said every renter should have one inside their home and know how to use it.—
Rachel Kim,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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But for most Southern California renters, these stats show only minor rent swings last year — on par with relative flatness the year before and well below previous hikes of the pandemic era.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
9 Jan. 2026
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The state also offers options for annual landowner/tenant trapping and youth trapping licenses.—
Hannah Pinski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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The city is the landowner after taking oversight of Aliso Beach from the county in 2023 and will be the lead agency on the study, Assistant City Manager Jeremy Frimond said.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Slumlord.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slumlord. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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