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easement

[eez-muhnt] / ˈiz mənt /
NOUN
right of way
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When Levy built his home, he offered a public-access easement as a condition of his permit.

From The Wall Street Journal May 16, 2026

"If they can win over just enough to clear enough hurdles to get the next easement or next little contract or permit approved, they know they'll be able to get their work done."

From Salon Aug. 20, 2024

He was asked to identify the portion of the profits attributable to the easement itself, which is not a routine request he or other consultants typically receive.

From Seattle Times Jun. 4, 2024

At a cost of $5,000 to $20,000 for each easement, much of it going to pay lawyers, safeguarding history is not cheap.

From New York Times Jan. 30, 2024

He meant with your mind, and Will did it instantly, sensing the minute snags and then the minute easement as the edges lined up perfectly.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

He put some of the first conservation easements in the country on Hope Plantation and St. Phillips Island, according to “Last Stand.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

That means that any easements would have to be found within the bounds of the Windsor Framework.

From BBC Jan. 27, 2024

The pipeline had been installed in 1953 and, at the time, had received easements to do so from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

From Salon Dec. 21, 2023

Carter dismissed other claims that several easements over the property for utilities and transportation violate the leasing act.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2023

But this severity was tempered by one of the easements often occurring in a world which, if not the best, is certainly not the worst of all possible worlds.

From Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 by George Saintsbury




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