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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rack-rent
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His late father, Miguel Oceguera, emigrated from Mexico and rented a cot from a family friend in the basement downstairs in 1973.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026 -
For regular Americans, the stagflation debate is not abstract, showing up in every job search and in every monthly cost from utility bills to rent payments.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Therapist Sherry Gonzalez has kept her fourth-grade son at home, rescheduling work hours, hiring babysitters.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Microsoft, on the hook to provide an operating system for the still-in-development IBM PC 5150, licensed 86-DOS and hired Paterson to continue developing it, later buying the rights to 86-DOS outright.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2026
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When asked why the department can’t lease squad cars or repurpose existing vehicles, an LAPD official admitted that those options hadn’t been explored — which drew an exasperated response from Councilmember Tim McOsker.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, almost half of the Refinery’s tenants — 25 of the 56 companies leasing space — are linked to AI.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
1 May 2026
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Heald has lunched with the Queen of Bhutan and has chartered a private plane to roam the most remote corners of Mongolia’s Gobi Desert.—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2026
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About Parkdale Mills Parkdale was chartered by investors in Gastonia in 1916.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Rack-rent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rack-rent. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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