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Recent Examples of squatter
In 1960, Singaporeans primarily lived in unhygienic slums and crowded squatter settlements before the formation of the Housing and Development Board (HDB), given the goal of solving the acute housing crisis at the time, and, with it, public hygiene.
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
As Knight happily hands out candy to the kids still ringing the doorbell, the team gets to the bottom of what appears to be a squatter situation.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill that same month to close a legal loophole and speed up the process of evicting squatters.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
In it, Eddie and Badillo try to help a man whose apartment has been taken over by a squatter who also happens to be Jamie’s confidential informant.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
As Knight happily hands out candy to the kids still ringing the doorbell, the team gets to the bottom of what appears to be a squatter situation.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill that same month to close a legal loophole and speed up the process of evicting squatters.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
In it, Eddie and Badillo try to help a man whose apartment has been taken over by a squatter who also happens to be Jamie’s confidential informant.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squatter
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But white colonists’ aversion to arming enslaved people prevented many Black Americans from joining the Patriot cause.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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The colonists pleged to remain loyal to Bavaria and the German language and their traditons.Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024
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Hollywood newcomers like Apple and Amazon started to release more movies in theaters as a way to bring attention to their streaming services.Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 Dec. 2024
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Keanu Reeves joins the franchise as Shadow the Hedgehog, while other series newcomers include Alyla Browne and Krysten Ritter.Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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The third outing from director George Nolfi is from one of the producers of A Quiet Place, which is clearly the template borrowed for this feature, replacing the noise-sensitive insect aliens of that franchise with invading entities with a sensitivity to high altitudes.Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Who’s going to play Mama the Hutt, and can her DNA be strong enough to justify casting White as an alien?Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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In addition, inactive entities are exempt provided they were formed prior to 2020, are no longer engaged in business activities, aren't owned by a foreigner, don’t own assets and haven’t received more than $1,000 within the past year.Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
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News outlets had reported the cause of the foreigners’ illness was suspected alcohol poisoning, similar to a case in Laos last month in which six tourists — including two Australian teenagers — died after consuming drinks tainted with methanol.Rod McGuirk, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Claressa Shields and Laila Ali, women’s boxing pioneer and the daughter of Muhammad Ali, used to be close.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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That gave Sammet the opportunity to work with computing pioneer Grace Hopper on the UNIVAC I, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer manufactured in the United States.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Squatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squatter. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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