sublets

verb

present tense third-person singular of sublet
as in rents

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  1. rents
  2. leases
  3. hires
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  • If the company rents out excess AI infrastructure, the offering could arrive quicker because customers would supply their own software.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 1 July 2026
  • Nobody rents emergency capacity at those prices when supply is plentiful.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of rents
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  • The city of Sacramento owns the airport and leases it to Sacramento County.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • The nonprofit then leases the land for the housing on top of it for 99 years.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of leases
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  • So, when Thursday’s term sheet was sent to the Blazers, the team was put off by asks from the city, particularly the $3 million annual fee for a property tax offset and a requirement that the team hires union workers.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • What To Watch For Whether Guerrero’s shooting will spur efforts to add guardrails on ICE agents, as Democratic lawmakers told the AP that Brouillette’s allegedly troubled background had exposed flaws in how the agency hires and deploys its officers.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of hires
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