sublet

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Recent Examples of sublet The engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti moved in 2020, citing a desire to consolidate its offices in another building after a merger, and is still trying to find someone to sublet its 60,000 square feet. Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024 The service provider will then sublet units to individual households. Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Sep. 2024 Feig will direct a feature centered on a newly single woman finding a seemingly perfect gentleman to sublet the spare room in her dream home, only to learn his deceit goes beyond a phony name and application. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 July 2024 The fraudsters often use the apartments to commit crimes, or illegally sublet them, pocketing the cash, property managers say. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for sublet
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Verb
  • The Cook County Sheriff’s Office served a warrant January 31 at a warehouse subleased by 26-year-old Erick Lujano Bautista near Douglass Park.
    Ian Servantes for Footwear News, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Spencer’s wife, Jenna, saw that Designers View was subleasing part of its space on Lankershim Boulevard.
    James Bartlett, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Rent Rent is a small part of total household income but an important piece for people who rent out houses, apartments and commercial spaces.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Logistical aspects such as renting terrace space to get the best camera angles of St. Peters’ Square in the event of a papal funeral — which draws a huge gathering of world leaders, prelates and ordinary Catholics — have long been taken care of, according to several sources.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The federal government would effectively lease the acreage to the city for 99 years.
    Chantz Martin, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The city will contribute up to $15 million to the museum and lease the land to the museum for 40 years, which is contingent on the museum breaking ground on or before Oct. 31, 2027, according to the resolution.
    Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Regional airline crews also are held to the same high training standards and minimum flight hours as mainline aviators, although because of the higher pay scales at mainline carriers, regional airlines often hire pilots that are newer to the industry.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Among its most contentious provisions are: Hiring and Promotion: The letter suggests that institutions must adopt race-neutral criteria in hiring and promotion decisions, even in cases where diversity initiatives have historically been used to address systemic inequities.
    Scott White, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025

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