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squatter

[skwot-er] / ˈskwɒt ər /
NOUN
colonist
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Or is about to when she realizes her squatter is Misty Green, minor celebrity, and so grants her a week until eviction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

In “The Lady in the Van,” the tragedy of Smith’s odorous squatter Mary Shepherd is revealed only after her surprisingly touching death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024

As the sun rose, the squatter camp gradually vanished under the earth.

From BBC ● May 25, 2024

On the edge of tow n, there was some squatter camps just off the tracks.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson

Graffiti covered its charred facade, and it became a source of frustration for the neighborhood, attracting squatters and illegal garbage dumping.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The vans belong to young Israeli squatters who play their own waiting game, smoking cigarettes and milling about.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

It’s functionally a field guide of targets for burglars, looters and squatters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

The residents immediately became squatters, scrambling up the steep hillsides to remake their homes and farms on land they didn’t own.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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