lease
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Rettig, 32, found the benefits of convent-living obvious: safety, community, no year-long lease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
The Department of Homeland Security secured a 20-year, $26.5-million lease from a subsidiary of the Beverly Hills-based Elmwood Capital Group, a real estate investment firm.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
“What I fear for is the cashier on South Greeley Highway that’s working at Safeway, that’s going to get priced out as soon as their lease comes up on their rental,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
"My lease was ending and I was terrified I'd have nowhere to live."
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Dorothy committed to the lease on the apartment in Newsome Park even though Langley had not converted her wartime employee status to permanent.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Vocabulary lists containing lease
Sonnet 18
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