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lease

[lees] / lis /
VERB
rent object, residence
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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"These lease sales will open the floodgates to the exploitation of our deep seas," said Oceana Defense Campaign Manager Julia Singer.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

However it seems that both parties have now reached an agreement, with the Prince Charles announcing the signing of the new lease on its Instagram earlier.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Katti also worked to revive OpenAI’s plans to lease its own data centers, rather than rent capacity from other providers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Thorough screening and a good lease can reduce problems and help resolve disputes, but nothing is foolproof.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

The apartment was on Beacon Hill, so she could walk to work She had signed the lease that night before coming home.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

It replaced with “Comics Unleashed,” a non-topical comedy show from media mogul Byron Allen, who leases the late night hours from the network.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

BMW usually leases official cars for use by top members of the state parliament, including the speaker.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

NCP's major problems included being locked into long-term leases with property owners and building up a large amount of debt.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Companies are structuring chip and electricity purchases as future leases rather than owned assets, so the liabilities don’t show up on the balance sheet.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Most of the records were dry and clinical—expenses, census reports, oil leases.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, leased and operated by USC, will be a showcase site for the 2028 Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

They leased new Pontiacs and drove into the fruit orchards looking for startup companies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

It reports that persistently high fuel prices are forcing carriers to cut flights, axe costs and delay payments on leased aircraft.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

They have also poured money into property development, building homes and commercial spaces on council-owned land leased under favourable terms.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Right after Aimee left Bannon’s, my parents leased space at a gym called AIM, which stands for Athletes in Motion.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Most of its revenue comes from the so-called hyperscalers, including Microsoft, with their own data centers, but also leasing access.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

CoreWeave has utilized a strategy of borrowing money to outfit data centers with the necessary hardware to run AI workloads, and then leasing out the cloud access to customers.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

“The office market probably found its floor sometime last year, and we have seen some positive leasing momentum across the market.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

“I literally have people saying, ‘I am not leasing this car again.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Kwang, though, kept pushing, adding to his wholesale stores by eventually leasing plants in North Carolina to assemble in part the machines he sold for the Italian and German manufacturers.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee


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