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squatter

[skwot-er] / ˈskwɒt ər /
NOUN
colonist
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The iPhone Duo is squatter than a traditional iPhone.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Right-hander Gibson, whose power is less startling given her squatter frame, can crunch the ball straight but is more adept in finding boundaries behind square.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

Patent and Trademark Office, Tesla described its adversary as “a bad-faith trademark squatter, who started as a Tesla fan,” and described the French company’s attempt to trademark the Cybercab moniker as fraudulent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026

Animal control officers from Pasadena Humane confirmed that a bear was living under an Altadena house Sunday but could not be sure if the latest bear squatter was the same bruin from the earlier incident.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2026

I told Mom she was the snootiest squatter I’d ever met, and that made her laugh.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

Some squatters stayed behind, Ridi said, and in recent weeks they have stolen his sleep, privacy and sense of security.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

A security guard stood in front of the cabana to stop any would-be squatters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

They may have been given more to do than Lockhart — the Netflix series is excellent — but they are still squatters on space that she cleared, and will own forever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2025

In his video, Mr Perry said when squatters were staying in the building it had been "sectioned off into bedrooms" and "rented out to people in the most vulnerable of conditions".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

They drove hundreds of squatters from settlements in their territory in the Upper Ohio Valley region.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz


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