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are leasing

  • present progressive
    of lease.
    lease
    noun
    a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.

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Since you aren’t building ownership in the asset that you are leasing, your agreement comes with fundamentally different protections and fees.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Others are leasing computing power from foreign data centers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

San Francisco’s vacancy rate is expected to decline later this year thanks to OpenAI and other AI startups that are leasing more space in the city.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2025

“Now what they’re doing is, they are leasing less, and they are offering less when they lease. And they are doing it with higher royalty rates,” Book said.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

They have three one-roomed cabins, own one mule and two cows, and are leasing fifty acres of land, the effort to buy it having proven too much.

From The Negro Farmer by Carl Kelsey