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Recent Examples of squatter
The squatters did the same with electricity, using extension cords to dangerously tap into neighbors’ power supplies, locals said.
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Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Property owners would have to pay the sheriff's office a civil eviction fee and the hourly rate of the deputy who would have to stand by as the squatter is removed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Homeless squatters take over California luxury RV parking lot
Homeless squatters have taken over a luxury RV parking lot in City of Industry, California.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
First empty trailers appeared, then came squatters.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Property owners would have to pay the sheriff's office a civil eviction fee and the hourly rate of the deputy who would have to stand by as the squatter is removed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Homeless squatters take over California luxury RV parking lot
Homeless squatters have taken over a luxury RV parking lot in City of Industry, California.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
First empty trailers appeared, then came squatters.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squatter
Noun
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Virginia is recognized as the birthplace of American wine, since colonists attempted the craft in the early 17th century.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
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The seeds that burst into the formation of a new country were planted as early as 1760 when Boston became the center of patriotic zeal and resistance to what some colonists felt was unfair treatment by the government of British King George III.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
23 Mar. 2025
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Created by Lion Shield, a three-man development team based in Oregon, this accessible strategy game combines resource management, urban planning and light-defense mechanics, offering a relaxing, yet engaging, experience that appeals to newcomers and fans of the genre.—
Jason Bennett,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
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The movie, which is in French, is an incredible feat of casting, with an ensemble heavy on newcomers and unknowns (Finding Aubry Dullin, who plays Belmondo with the idiosyncratic appeal of the screen icon, is a particular miracle).—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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And then this person, this superhuman, this alien has come along who all those things come naturally to in many ways.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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Zuniga-Luna and Rodriguez-Leyva were arrested Monday on charges of bringing in aliens resulting in death and bringing in aliens for financial gain, the U.S. attorney's office said.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
8 May 2025
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Trump and his accomplices claim the right to deport foreigners to a brutal prison in El Salvador without giving them any opportunity to challenge the grounds for their removal.—
Steve Chapman,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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On Tuesday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that Malta must end its golden passport program, which allowed foreigners to purchase citizenship in exchange for an investment of more than €600,000, according to EuroNews.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2025
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One of the pioneers of the English-only movement was Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa, a naturalized American who was born in Canada, to Japanese parents, in 1906.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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The Oscar-winning artist last trod the boards 10 years ago, portraying DNA pioneer scientist Rosalind Franklin in Anna Ziegler’s play Photograph 51, directed by Michael Grandage.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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“Squatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squatter. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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