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rent

[rent] / rɛnt /
NOUN
fee paid for use, service, or privilege
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“I knew it would work if we weren’t having to pay our home rent on it, you know, our medical bills … as long as it stayed afloat.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

As a form of social housing, council homes are usually cheaper to rent than private accommodation and applicants have to meet certain criteria.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Grok Falters: Elon Musk’s AI model, Grok, lags far behind its fast-growing competitors—and an agreement by parent company SpaceX to rent massive computing power to Anthropic raises questions about whether it can still catch up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

His parents paid his $420 monthly rent through college and covered his groceries.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

“I rent a room upstairs,” he explained, searching his pockets.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros




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