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as in proprietors
the owner of land or housing that is rented to another
agreed to pay the landlord the rent on the first Monday of each month
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Recent Examples of landlords
As recent research shows, protections for nonpaying or scofflaw tenants force landlords to raise rents for everybody else.
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Judge Glock, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
Rourke was served with notice of eviction in December, with the landlords also looking to recapture $59,100 in unpaid rent for 2025.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
In many metro neighborhoods, entrenched homeowners fear neglect from absentee corporate landlords.
—Matt Reynolds, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026
New York passed legislation last year banning landlords from using price-fixing software to set rental rates.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
MacLeod said many of the complaints his organization hears are like the Johnsons’ and involve third-party utility billing companies hired by landlords.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 Jan. 2026
Even so, institutional landlords remain a major presence in Atlanta, Dallas, Phoenix, Tampa and other metro areas that have grown in recent years.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Public health officials still need to sit down with landlords and apartment associations, as well as other city agencies.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 8 Jan. 2026
Health care workers have also violated patient confidentiality by disclosing patients’ sexuality and HIV status to family members, friends, neighbors, landlords or employers.
—Robin Lin Miller, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landlords
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Davie’s successor will inherit an organization wrestling with its place in a media ecosystem dominated by overseas tech giants, as well as battling enemies closer to home, with conservative politicians and media proprietors wishing to see the BBC diminished during charter renewal.—
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The proprietors plan to split the space into areas where influencers can create content utilizing the natural light in the front, a study area in the middle and a quiet section in the back.—
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In addition to China’s rise as a manufacturing hub for shipbuilding, Chinese lessors are also becoming more involved in managing the commercial aspects of ship operations.—
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People who plan to own and occupy the home, for example, are ranked above prospective sellers or lessors.—
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Finally, the innkeepers open the doors of the home to let the pilgrims in.—
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She’s introduced listeners to librarians, bakers, innkeepers, and a whole host of animals that call Nothing Much their home.—
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On-site restaurant Montagu is inspired by his dining room, and the Art Deco Churchill Bar & Terrace is lined with weighty history books curated by London's beloved Daunts Books, and love letters sent between Churchill and his wife Clementine.—
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The neon enthusiasts despise the new sign, especially since the old neon letters were destroyed and recycled.—
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But for most Southern California renters, these stats show only minor rent swings last year — on par with relative flatness the year before and well below previous hikes of the pandemic era.—
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Stubbornly high property insurance prices, which also drive up prices for Florida’s renters, are a more pressing concern, both Lord and Murray said.—
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“Landlords.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landlords. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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