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as in lessee
one who rents a room or apartment in another's house
the laundry in the basement is for tenants only
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as in occupant
one who lives permanently in a place
the abandoned warehouse's only tenants are a band of squatters
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Recent Examples of tenant
Stephanie Dhue,chris Dilella,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
However, property managers are not required to provide alternative accommodations for tenants in these cases.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
The problem is that the board’s increases, whether minimal or substantial, aren’t pegged to tenant incomes in any way.
—Curbed, 23 June 2022
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Noun
Maven has expanded from a single Pilates studio to several different businesses and more than 130 commercial tenants.
—Stephanie Dhue,chris Dilella,sharon Epperson, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
However, property managers are not required to provide alternative accommodations for tenants in these cases.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
Shamus Roller, executive director of the National Housing Law Project, said the announcement gave an important nod to tenant rights at such a high government level.
—Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2023
The problem is that the board’s increases, whether minimal or substantial, aren’t pegged to tenant incomes in any way.
—Curbed, 23 June 2022
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The lessee gets 10,000 miles a year before extra-mile fees kick in.Nathan Bomey, Axios, 17 Dec. 2024
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Gap insurance is essential for lessees because a new-vehicle lease is virtually unbreakable.Jim Gorzelany, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Following a short chase, the van pulled off the road and its four occupants ran; police caught only one of them — Valdes.Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 6 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The other two occupants were their mother, Valencia Avilez, 24, and father, Marky Flores, 25.Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Buckingham was asked where the idea for purchasing and leasing the land came from, since her commission doesn’t typically work with immigration matters.Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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The units would be leased by the bedroom, not by the unit, and renters would share the common space, such as the living room and kitchen.Corina Vanek, Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
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For now, the park has encouraged visitors to limit showers to five minutes and take other steps, such as selective flushing of toilets and turning off water when possible while brushing teeth or shaving.Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 7 Dec. 2024
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Photo: Courtesy of Airbnb This unique rental invites visitors to stay and sleep on a working organic mango farm that’s located about one mile away from the breathtaking Kealakekua Bay.Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 7 Dec. 2024
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View from Southern California Southern California residents have also taken part in the national surge in drone-spotting.Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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According to local residents, twenty litres of fuel, which had cost the equivalent of forty U.S. dollars, now cost fifteen.Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2024
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Though insurance will cover the majority of expenses incurred by the Rays in renting the Yankees’ spring training facility, the Rays are responsible for the costs of upgrading an adjacent field, where the Yankees’ Low-A affiliate, the Tampa Tarpons, play their regular-season games.Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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After all, there’s a big difference between buying a seat on a rocket and renting out facilities on a space station.Georgina Torbet, The Verge, 7 Dec. 2024
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Record sales were slowing; Dennis’ lodger, Charles Manson, wanted a deal with Brother Records, the band’s own label; and Brian was admitted to a psychiatric hospital.Will Ainsley, SPIN, 24 May 2024
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Short-term vacation rentals are seeing a spike in both renters and lodgers.Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
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Within a few years Macondo was a village that was more orderly and hard working than any known until then by its three hundred inhabitants.Fernanda Pérez Sánchez, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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That decline is most visible through the emergence of scores of ghost towns and villages — locations with none or virtually nil inhabitants, deserted as local populations leave or die out.Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Tenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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