landowner
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“He is simply a landowner, coming from a large landowning family,” and his interactions with others in the indictment were solely for legitimate business deals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
“When I got up there, my landowner was already in active firefighting mode,” he told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
The high-profile media tycoon was also a philanthropist and U.S. landowner; “I’ve won more than most.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
By the time George Washington appeared before Dinwiddie, he was a major landowner.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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Now, these landowners want a piece of the AI action.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The group approached landowners in Zvernec, initially offering to partner with them, Abehsera told The Wall Street Journal in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
"We have stayed with this wildlife for decades and have never experienced this," Daniel Nina, who represents some of the landowners in the area, told the BBC.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
In many areas of the San Joaquin Valley, water agencies have adopted flat fees, so the largest landowners are paying the same per-volume rate as the smallest ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“An agricultural society with a handful of large landowners, multitudes of dirt farmers, and slaves.”
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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