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landlord

[land-lawrd] / ˈlændˌlɔrd /


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It is like a restaurant that keeps the landlord, the bouncer and the host, and offers the chef a fruit basket.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

The white-shoe law firm’s collapse opens a big block of Fifth Avenue office space, though it is unclear whether the firm or its landlord will benefit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

She shouted at the person to go away and contacted her landlord, who advised her to call the police.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

“If a tenant of mine wanted a panel, I would deny it,” one landlord wrote in the comments of a recent L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The Dwarves and the two or three strange Men that still remained got up and said good night to the landlord, but not to Frodo and his friends.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

The 40-year-old Army Reserve veteran, who served more than six years as a signal switchboard operator, was working full time, but landlords kept slamming the door in his face.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

Ledwith said that it was wasting time for renters and buyers, sellers and landlords, and the estate agents.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

The other flipside is that renting while you save could get more expensive, because a rising Bank rate may well increase costs for landlords.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

In fact, landlords preferred to rent to Haitians who were willing to pay higher prices, and even withdrew 200 properties from a federal housing-voucher program for low-income families.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

I think back to one of our apartments where the landlords kept llamas in their field.

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt


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