landowner
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A spokesperson for the landowner said they had stopped construction and wished to comply with the council notice, despite the authority receiving reports alleging work had continued beyond the deadline.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
Near the Pee Dee River that runs through the Carolinas, George began working for a white landowner until, he recalls, a “hue and cry found me out.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Around sunset on Sept. 22, six days after Cynthia was last seen, a rural landowner was walking her dog on a private dirt road 40 miles south of Arlington when she noticed a foul odor.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
They no longer manage demolition, but they are the titleholder to publicly-owned land, and are still the largest single landowner in the city of Detroit.
From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026
It looked to be a good harvest this year, though in the way of sharecroppers, they had to pay off the landowner first.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
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