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lease

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


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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

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

“What I fear for is the cashier on South Greeley Highway that’s working at Safeway, that’s going to get priced out as soon as their lease comes up on their rental,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Applied Digital secures a 15-year lease for 210 megawatts with a major cloud provider, guaranteeing $5.2 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

William Burns had once investigated Comstock for allegedly assisting an oil company in a scheme to bribe the Osage Tribal Council for a favorable lease, but the charge was never proven.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann




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