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landowners

  • plural
    of landowner.
    landowner
    noun
    an owner or proprietor of land.

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One of the world's rarest bats could be at risk if ExxonMobil forges ahead with a Papua New Guinea gas project, a law firm working with impacted landowners warned Monday.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Clay Rikard, senior vice president of system planning at Southern, said the company has a more than 99% voluntary-agreement rate with landowners and rarely resorts to condemnation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

While it is normal to contrast the vast plantations of the South with the scrabbly small farms of New England, the patroons of New York were also vast landowners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

At the supervisors’ meeting, Lorraine Pedrotti, who owns property south of Centerville Beach, said the county has done a poor job communicating with nearby landowners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Mr. Xhoma was one of an elite handful of African landowners in Alexandra.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela