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easement

[eez-muhnt] / ˈiz mənt /
NOUN
right of way
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Commission staffers counter that an updated city trails map included the easement and that city staff at the time said the pathway was accepted.

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

The notice also stated that unoccupied beach furniture in the public access easement created the “incorrect impression that the entire area surrounding the obstructions is private property without public access.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 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

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

And much of the flatland area that McNeill views as most appropriate for development is restricted by open space easements purchased by the county in the 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 9, 2025

Though restoration was delayed, conservation easements were secured for the bulk of the site, preventing future development, and a new plan was developed for Marin County to acquire the land.

From Seattle Times Feb. 18, 2024

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

From BBC Jan. 27, 2024

He wrote two admirable law-books, one on easements, and one on real property.

From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by George Frisbie Hoar




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