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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
Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The Duchy of Cornwall is working with We Are Farming Minds as part of its ongoing mental health support for all its tenants.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2024
The Baltimore Peninsula area was previously considered for a soccer stadium when Right to Dream, a soccer academy, had expressed interest in tenanting a venue with a USL Championship team.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Two months later, the Circuit Court of Cook County granted an order mandating any tenants remaining — who formed a union in the wake of the raid — to vacate the building by early December.
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The spike mirrors a wider uptick in rental property sales across the U.K., where 18% of all nationwide listings were previously tenanted, according to Rightmove.
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According to the bill, the applicant for a permit must be a proprietor, owner or lessee of a restaurant in an economic development or redevelopment area.—
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Terms of settlement Under terms of the settlement the car companies agreed to: • Offer free ignition cylinder protectors for owners or lessees of eligible vehicles.—
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Every politician who has ever lied or who lies today will be nothing but a mere amateur when compared to the present occupant of the White House.—
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The pilot, a 48-year-old man, was the only occupant inside the plane.—
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Supervisors approved the intent to lease more than 2,000 APX N70 radios, along with other software and accessories in December.—
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Already, other tech companies have leased space in the building for their operations, and Patmos looks to create co-working spaces that can be rented out on demand.—
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Photos of diners fill nearly every inch of the shop, documenting years of regulars and first-time visitors alike.—
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Residents and visitors are asked to avoid areas where prescribed fires will be conducted.—
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Weak shaking has been recorded and several residents reported experiencing the tremor in Ridgecrest and the surrounding area according to the USGS DYFI report.—
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While the goal is to enhance safety, residents have some concerns.—
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Poo-Pourri Pocket Toilet Spray 3-pack Last spring, my in-laws rented a passenger van and took us on a family trip, with all of us staying in the same Airbnb.—
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Institutional investors typically buy single-family homes to rent them out, often concentrating in suburban neighborhoods around major metro areas, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.—
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Phantom Ranch lodgers, including the hiker, were evacuated by helicopter due to the hazardous gas.—
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Short-term rental lodgers across the United States may be wasting more than $2.3 billion in food each year, a new study has found.—
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The remaining 12% of inhabitants are of European descent, primarily Danish.—
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For many Basotho, as Lesotho inhabitants are called, especially those living with HIV or working on the frontlines of prevention and treatment, these words felt like a sentence not just of neglect, but of abandonment.—
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“Tenant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenant. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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