landowner
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Sutherland-born landowner, Gen Sir Hector Munro of Novar, had the folly built and paid for it with prize money and pensions he earned serving with the British Army in India.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
CIRI, the landowner, says that it is committed to strong environmental stewardship and that the project could generate large economic benefits for the community.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Although legally the financial responsibility of clearing fly-tipped waste on private property falls on the landowner, the council said it stepped in given the "exceptional danger and scale of the site".
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 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
This he would have done but he was ashamed lest men see him, who was no longer held a farmer within the gates of the town, but a landowner and a rich man.
From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck
She said there was "substantial evidence" from the Department for Infrastructure on the issue of how the road would affect landowners and their human rights.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
During the project, the trust said it would work with landowners to trial "small-scale habitat interventions" to identify those which work well while gaining a better understanding of the species' behaviour and needs.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Biddy Mason was born into slavery in 1818 in Mississippi, but won her freedom in court and became one of the most prolific landowners in L.A., according to the National Park Service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
For decades, the Agriculture Department, in an effort to reduce the production of agricultural commodities, has handsomely paid landowners to convert agricultural lands to tree farms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
They asked first that he renounce the revision of property titles in order to get back the support of the Liberal landowners.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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