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Recent Examples of squatter
The state recently removed adverse possession laws (which, like squatter’s rights, governed whether a person who had occupied a property that the person didn’t own could claim legal ownership).
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R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Toss in a missing daughter-in-law, mysterious land-squatter (Imogen Poots), and the scary thing that happens when someone jumps in the hole, and Abbott quickly has more on his hands than stray cows.
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Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Shah’s administration also faced criticism over attempts to clear squatter settlements along the Bagmati River and regulate informal street vending.
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Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
According to Micalizzi, the squatter was living in his yard for a couple of days.
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Michele Gile,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for squatter
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Toss in a missing daughter-in-law, mysterious land-squatter (Imogen Poots), and the scary thing that happens when someone jumps in the hole, and Abbott quickly has more on his hands than stray cows.
—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
Shah’s administration also faced criticism over attempts to clear squatter settlements along the Bagmati River and regulate informal street vending.
—
Ethan Teekah,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
According to Micalizzi, the squatter was living in his yard for a couple of days.
—
Michele Gile,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for squatter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squatter
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And the war that was fought in the backcountry would serve as a catalyst for the Revolutionary War when the British king decided to help pay down war debt by taxing the colonists.
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English colonists from Barbados and Bermuda settled in the region during that time, bringing with them enslaved Africans with their own abundant culinary heritage.
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Torres lamented that the nation’s landmark semiquincentennial comes amid a fever pitch of anti-immigrant sentiment in the United States, marked by a rise in xenophobia and an onslaught of attempts to restrict newcomers here and abroad.
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Chevalier, a 32-year-old community activist and political newcomer, has drawn criticism for her past statements, including supporting abolishing prisons, borders and police.
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If an alien is ordered removed by an immigration judge, the same should happen.
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The new season will get around to that question, though the alien and earthly plot lines are kept on separate tracks.
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And yet, the endless stream of upbeat posts from foreigners has gone a long way in reframing the bigger picture.
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One of their recurring complaints is that authorities act more quickly when the missing people are foreigners.
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As a kid, Grant was an Eagle scout, and essentially built a historical trail after discovering pioneer grave sites.
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The pioneer of the world’s largest Bitcoin asset treasury attended the president’s first crypto summit at the White House in March 2025.
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“Squatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squatter. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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