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as in renting
to give the possession and use of (something) in return for periodic payment
the landlord was willing to lease the apartment for less than we had expected
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as in hiring
to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum
I couldn't afford to buy a car outright, so I decided to lease one instead
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Recent Examples of leasing
The Cooper Apartments has started leasing units in building two after remediating and refurnishing them according to Steele and tenants who saw the listing on The Cooper’s website.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
The company has positioned revenue from leasing AI infrastructure—including to Anthropic—as validation of its AI credentials.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
The report further found that NASA has struggled to maintain and modernize its launch infrastructure, partially due to declining maintenance budgets and poor funding structures that prevent an equitable recoupment of costs from commercial providers leasing the launch facilities.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 June 2026
The Kralls were found by a person who was leasing some of their land, WLUK and NBC affiliate WGBA reported.
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Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 June 2026
The company has positioned revenue from leasing AI infrastructure—including to Anthropic—as validation of its AI credentials.
—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
24 June 2026
The report further found that NASA has struggled to maintain and modernize its launch infrastructure, partially due to declining maintenance budgets and poor funding structures that prevent an equitable recoupment of costs from commercial providers leasing the launch facilities.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 June 2026
The Kralls were found by a person who was leasing some of their land, WLUK and NBC affiliate WGBA reported.
—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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Everyone else is basically renting.
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In the meantime, Fuller continues maintaining the Claire Boulevard property, though the tax delinquency has prevented her from renting it out since the 2024 eviction.
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Mizuho Americas analyst Dan Dolev told the Journal that the majority of these cuts probably trace to a post-pandemic hiring correction rather than AI itself.
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An American brand can open a local Hong Kong dollar account, a Vietnamese dong account, or a Portuguese euro account without ever setting up a foreign legal entity, leasing an office or hiring a single local employee.
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“Leasing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leasing. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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