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lease

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


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Developer Tishman Speyer has taken over the lease from the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, a private college.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Under the amended lease, the Operator has agreed to repay $278,094 in back rent that was underbilled,” the report said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

I co-signed on his apartment lease after his divorce, and when his car broke down I gave him $8,000.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Maricarmen inherited her parents’ rent-controlled lease, set decades ago under the military dictator Francisco Franco.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

When they got married Laura told Shadow that she wanted a puppy, but their landlord had pointed out they weren’t allowed pets under the terms of their lease.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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

BF Hicks, a local lawyer whose family has owned land in the county since the 1800s, says he watched neighbours sign 30-year leases with solar companies and bulldozers clear centuries-old oak trees near his property.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

At centers like the one in Ashburn, Digital Realty leases space to major tech companies that need computing power.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

"The leases, debt and power commitments remain even if expected compute demand and revenue growth slow," Ozkardeskaya said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

When an auction for Osage oil leases was held in Tulsa in 2012, three leases sold for less than $15,000 in total.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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

Today their building, Cotton Mill Studios, is fully leased, including a first-floor space now home to their son’s Cuban restaurant, which had lost its food truck, kitchen and bar to the storm.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

The trains will be bought by Rock Rail and leased to TransPennine Express, the government added.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The suit alleges the management company Mogul Vision leased the home and hired the in-house security guard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

Eventually, Bobby leased a home in the same compound where Torre lived and, as a constant dinner guest, often enjoying the cooking of Torre’s wife.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

“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

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

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

Crusoe makes money at several layers: developing and leasing data centers, renting out the GPUs inside them, or running AI models for customers and charging for the computing output, known as tokens.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Instead, it is leasing it to the private developer, which is using low-income housing tax credits and private financing to build hundreds of housing units for homeless veterans on the property.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

He boosted cash income for the syndicate by leasing tow signs to Pet Milk, Gaines Dog Food, and Noxzema.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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