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In 2019, veteran Las Vegas motel proprietor Mehar and his family bought it.
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Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
The guesthouse proprietor’s wife hangs herself the day after his arrival, and sensitive Wojnicz is alarmed that no one, including her husband, Willi Opitz, appears to care.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Will the real proprietor of Lana Del Rey’s wedding dress please stand up, please stand up?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
Rat Scabies, drummer for the pioneering punk band the Damned, has a nice cameo as the proprietor of a music store that also deals in guns.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
The guesthouse proprietor’s wife hangs herself the day after his arrival, and sensitive Wojnicz is alarmed that no one, including her husband, Willi Opitz, appears to care.
—Bekah Waalkes, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
Will the real proprietor of Lana Del Rey’s wedding dress please stand up, please stand up?
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
Rat Scabies, drummer for the pioneering punk band the Damned, has a nice cameo as the proprietor of a music store that also deals in guns.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Proprietor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proprietor. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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