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Recent Examples of landlady
The star of its revues is Sally Bowles, whose complicated relationship with Bradshaw blooms alongside that of his landlady and a neighboring shopkeeper.
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
Jones, Redgrave, and an unrecognizable Margot Kidder as their dotty landlady bravely expose their vulnerability.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025
Round Corner has had a couple of flashes of notoriety over the decades: For a period of time in 1982, Dorothea Puente, the midtown landlady later convicted of killing three people, ran the bar’s kitchen, and one morning in March of 1986, a van crashed through the wall and into the bar.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
They are joined by Pulp Fiction star Maria de Medeiros as the bar’s eccentric landlady who stumbles in on their plotting.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 May 2025
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Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025
Jones, Redgrave, and an unrecognizable Margot Kidder as their dotty landlady bravely expose their vulnerability.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 June 2025
Round Corner has had a couple of flashes of notoriety over the decades: For a period of time in 1982, Dorothea Puente, the midtown landlady later convicted of killing three people, ran the bar’s kitchen, and one morning in March of 1986, a van crashed through the wall and into the bar.
—Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2025
They are joined by Pulp Fiction star Maria de Medeiros as the bar’s eccentric landlady who stumbles in on their plotting.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlady
Noun
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The City Council also voted to look into creating a rental registry to track rental properties and at-fault evictions, and to develop ways to improve outreach to landlords and tenants.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kraft has proposed a rent control system that would allow landlords to opt in to receive a real estate tax rebate after 10 years.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Boelter’s motivation remains unclear, but investigators found a one-and-a-half-page letter, described as rambling and difficult to read, that was ascribed to him.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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The president’s letter raised allegations made by Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte that Cook had committed mortgage fraud by claiming two properties as her primary residence.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is a compelling approach, as the lessor traditionally owns residual risk in an automotive lease transaction.—
Hughey Newsome,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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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
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
Noun
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Costs for renters also increased as the median rent with utilities went from $1,448 to $1,487.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Immigrant rights advocates strongly supported the measure, noting that a majority of the city’s immigrant population is renters who would benefit from more transparency about eviction proceedings.—
Claire Wang,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Landlady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlady. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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