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tenant

[ten-uhnt] / ˈtɛn ənt /


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Raman has said she initially joined the group because of its work on tenant protections, but her divergence from their agenda over the years has created rifts.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Then he fielded questions from members of the audience, who raised concerns about tenant evictions and taxes in between trips to the buffet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

In most cases, the force says the owner of the property then has the chance to regain control of the property, or the tenant can move back in.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The “membership and other income” line on its financial disclosures — a metric that includes money made from member fees and things like rental and tenant income — came in at around $1.84 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

When the elevator creakily arrived, he rode it—not to his own floor—but to the lower level on which the new tenant, Pris Stratton, now lived.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Raman’s version of socialism has centered on protecting tenants, expanding transit and bike lanes, and bringing down housing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Charter Amendment LA would change the way public works are administered in Los Angeles, allow the city to lease its underused land to tenants and open the door to greater city involvement in business enterprises.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Stephen Van Rensselaer III had been a generous landlord who “offered prospective tenants a 160-acre plot for nothing up front, and they did not even have to pay rent for the first seven years.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Daniel Yukelson, executive director of the Apartment Assn. of Greater Los Angeles, said he reads the bill as allowing tenants to install balcony solar and his group may seek an amendment next year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

Not only did the tenants have to restock their bare shelves, they had to add Westing Paper Products by the gross to their orders.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin


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