deed
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The cheaper option is by unenrolled deed poll, which a person can do by themselves or through a private company for a fee.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Here are some key questions: Will your name go on the deed alone?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Caltrans staff will next record the deed transferring the title from the state of California to Kai Poma, which is expected to happen any day, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
That it hasn’t seems ironic, given that the Christian ideal of Jesus is in both word and deed a seeker of justice.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
I learned later that Mrs. Thayer sat down with this third man of her Future at his detective agency, and she provided a full confession about her lover’s wicked deed.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
One in particular struck me, telling us that before you go to bed, review all your deeds of the day three times before you fall asleep.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Hiddleston notes that “one great gift of Pompeii is that the Romans didn’t have paper, so the walls, the columns, the houses, the public buildings are covered in writing: deeds, business contracts, advertisements, gossip, doodles.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
His real-life geniality provides a stark contrast to some of his most famous roles as monstrous men committing equally hideous deeds.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
"In Gaza, even those who dedicate their lives to helping others are not spared. But good deeds cannot be killed. They live on in the hearts of the people."
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
The play on words here depends on ‘fact’ being both a synonym for ‘deed’ and ‘act’ but also a word used specifically for unlawful deeds and acts.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Each residence will also include deeded beach access, allowing homeowners to enjoy both ocean and riverfront living.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
Rogers’ widow, Betty, deeded the ranch to the state just before her own death in 1944.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
The tribe was burdened with cleaning up decades of pollution before the land could be deeded into trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
He actually deeded it over to his brother who lives in South Carolina.
From Salon ● Aug. 21, 2023
“He has deeded me the house,” said Miss Love.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
I settled my father’s estate, but found a will deeding a mobile home to his stepson.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026
Mountain Lake Lodge offers a range of accommodations, including rooms in the main lodge and cabins named by the families who built and owned the getaways before deeding them back to the property.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 29, 2022
His chairmanship was a capstone of a long career serving his people, particularly as a spokesperson for his tribe and point man on deeding the tribe’s first land into trust and developing a casino.
From Seattle Times ● May 30, 2022
More precisely, I thought about Lincoln signing a minor piece of legislation deeding the Yosemite Valley to the state of California.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2019
Well, I come back at you by deeding the Circle C to my girl and taking up the Del Oro homestead.
From Crooked Trails and Straight by D. C. Hutchison
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"Macbeth" Vocabulary from Act I
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