owner

Example Sentences

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However, the owner was not about, he said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

One neighbor who knew the home’s previous owner gave her succulents.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

By contrast, Hilton presented himself as the “more cosmopolitan” candidate who “can talk to the hedge fund manager or the small-business owner or the Sacramento lobbyist,” said Klink said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The auction house told French authorities it had documentation proving the book was acquired from its owner in Russia in 2014/2015.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The buyer of the first tranche was like the owner of the ground floor in a flood: He got hit with the first wave of mortgage prepayments.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis