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sublease

[suhb-lees, suhb-lees] / ˈsʌbˌlis, sʌbˈlis /


VERB
lease
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


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In some cases, it can take over the underlying leases and use the facilities itself or sublease them to other firms.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 2026

He was jailed for convictions including several peaceful protests and a fraud charge related to a sublease of his media company’s offices.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 9, 2026

In 2017, about $23 million came from a Queen Mary reserve fund and bond issue from the Queen Mary’s Carnival sublease.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 14, 2024

The complaint said Atlas sought last year to terminate the sublease early.

From Reuters Sep. 29, 2023

Probably he refused written consent to the sublease for the same reason.

From Shakespearean Playhouses A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration by Joseph Quincy Adams

That state agency currently leases the mountain to UH, which in turn subleases sites to Mauna Kea’s 12 existing observatories.

From Science Magazine Jan. 12, 2023

Amtrak currently subleases a small portion of the station — about 13.4 percent — from USI for its railroad operations, which includes the concourse area right before passengers go out to the platform.

From Washington Post Apr. 14, 2022

Leap leases locations in clusters and then subleases them to retailers, said Jared Golden, a co-founder and co-chief executive of Leap.

From New York Times Mar. 23, 2022

Including vacancies, upcoming vacancies and subleases, nearly 20% of downtown office space was available at the end of June, according to another firm, Savills.

From Seattle Times Jul. 30, 2021

Tony Morales, a broker at the competing brokerage JLL, will hold his predictions until the third-quarter numbers come in late September, but he’s tracking subleases.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2020

He requested permission to work remotely, subleased his room in a three-bedroom rental apartment and left for his new home in the fields and mountains west of Beijing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2024

Owners of two of the companies that subleased the property said they also had warned of a fire danger and other hazards related to homeless people living under the freeway.

From Washington Times Nov. 20, 2023

The fire, which arson investigators believe was intentionally set, was fueled by wood pallets stored on a Caltrans property being leased to a private company and subleased to small blue-collar businesses.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 18, 2023

Owners of two of the companies that subleased the property said they had warned of fire danger and other hazards related to homeless people living under the freeway.

From Seattle Times Nov. 14, 2023

Mrs. McChesney's little apartment had been subleased, and a very smart one taken and furnished almost complete, with Annie installed in the kitchen and a demure parlor-maid engaged.

From Emma McChesney and Co. by Edna Ferber

Savi, which is subleasing the Southwest Atlanta space from the city, is building out the 16,000 square feet into a supermarket.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 25, 2025

Major tech companies such as Dropbox and Salesforce reduced footprints in the city by subleasing office space, while retailers including Nordstrom and Anthropologie pulled out of downtown.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2025

Officials said the property where the fire broke out was being leased by Calabasas-based Apex Development Inc., which was subleasing the storage site under the overpass without permission from state and federal agencies.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2023

The lawsuit also says Apex was subleasing to six other companies.

From Seattle Times Nov. 14, 2023

They didn’t want to keep subleasing from other gyms, so they began looking for a space where they could set up their own temporary training center.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles




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