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tenanted

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past tense of tenant

as in leased

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The family of prominent railroad and oil tycoon Daniel Murphy donated it after his death and the Church leased it to oil developers beginning in the 1960s.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Many districts, including Miami-Dade, have leased their buildings out to private schools or other education or childcare enterprises.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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In 2019, when the husband’s work uprooted the family to Seattle, the pair kept the Eichler and rented it out, never quite thinking of the move as permanent.

— Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Lopez rented a car and left the Keys, Ramsay told the Herald.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

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Built in 1784, the home was originally occupied by a prominent Salem merchant dealing in rum and Sumatran pepper.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Oct. 2026
The Russian Defense Ministry said Friday that its air defenses overnight downed 646 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions, occupied Crimea, the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea.

— HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

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