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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rent
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When two Black students attempted to rent a Bridgeport apartment, Daley let his neighbors run them out.—
Erik Wallenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Jan. 2025 -
It’s been on and off the market since it was built and has been rented for a hefty price during the ski season.—
Emma Reynolds,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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Around 58% of hiring managers said recent college graduates are unprepared for the workforce, according to a December survey from Intelligent, an online magazine focused on higher education.—
Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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He’s also brought in nearly the same overall from the other cities and counties that subsequently hired him.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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For properties that had been leased or listed in the previous year, landlords are barred from hiking rents by more than 10%.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The off-price retailer leased 23,700 square feet of space at 1030 South White Rd.—
George Avalos,
The Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2025
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While the foundation’s physical building wasn’t completed until 2000, one of her first acts as founder, in 1988, was chartering a plane to fly 110 children from East St. Louis to New York City for the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
29 Jan. 2025
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Flyers seeking to avoid the havoc of large and crowded airport terminals without having to pay to charter an entire jet could be subjected to more scrutiny due to new rules issued last week by the Transportation Security Agency.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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