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lease

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


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Many would-be landlords cringe at the legal costs of buying a property and drafting a lease.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026

Skydance-owned Paramount Pictures has taken over the lease for the Bay Theater in Pacific Palisades and intends to reopen the cinema, which has been closed since the January 2025 Palisades fire last year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Katz often finds himself texting directly with the leaders of neoclouds—companies that purchase GPUs and other chips then lease them to customers—to inquire about availability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Planning agents representing the bird enthusiast said he wanted to create a "major tourism venture", and that his former business in the grounds of Picton Castle ended because the lease was not renewed.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Mom had told me to expect a check in early July for the lease on her Texas land.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

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

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 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

It also strengthens state oversight of existing leases by requiring additional scrutiny and waiting periods for renewals, extensions or changes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The state withdrew leases for iron ore and transferred them to rival iron ore miner and steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Private companies would be granted leases to extract minerals and harvest timber, but they would be required to do so in a restrained, intelligent, sustainable way.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

The Bay Theater was previously leased by Netflix, which took it over in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 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

Those using leased carriers or independent trucks, which add their own fuel surcharges, are trying to get as close to a truckload as they can or limit smaller orders, she added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

We got backhoes and dozers already leased, and now they gotta sit.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

The director would be able to manage public works projects, including construction, buying or leasing property, exercising eminent domain with City Council approval, granting street permits, regulating parking and recommending budgets for the department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee believes Apple will be able to maintain a positive volume cycle even with price increases on its phones thanks to leasing, trade-ins and carrier subsidies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

The leasing agents didn’t respond to my requests for comment.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

Eighty percent of its leasing arrangements lost money, often vast amounts.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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