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squatter

[skwot-er] / ˈskwɒt ər /
NOUN
colonist
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Patent and Trademark Office, Tesla said Unibev was “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

“At least I eat sometimes,” said Cedric Mnisi, 39, who lives in a squatter camp nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

The woman whose keen eyes once watched over her family in the squalor of the squatter camps now lives in a world of darkness and sounds.

From BBC ● May 25, 2024

They then organized an election in which Scott triumphed, and he moved back to the squatter camp, taking Father Dlamini with him.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

As cost of living pressures persist, a growing number of people are applying to become so-called property guardians - living in vacant residential or commercial buildings to protect them from squatters, vandalism and disrepair.

From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026

The buildings that housed a prideful labor force are vandalized, colonized by squatters or boarded up.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 15, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026

The corner lot on which the club stands is now surrounded by hundreds of dilapidated and abandoned buildings occupied by squatters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 22, 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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