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lease

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


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The process of regaining access to their land was slow, but they eventually settled back in, and operated the farm until losing their lease in 1961.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A takeover by Vodafone would replace TalkTalk’s very fragile balance sheet with Vodafone’s solid one and reduce the risk of non-payment of lease fees to Openreach, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

A month away from its closure, onetime gambling oasis Primm, Nev., located along the state border with Southern California, has a new lease on life.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The data-center developer announced an unnamed large cloud provider signed a 15-year lease at a new artificial-intelligence campus.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Our lease was renewed, and my family started working with a contractor for the expansion almost immediately.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya




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