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leases

  • present tense form
    of lease (3rd person singular).
    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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Alphabet raised its 2026 capex guidance to $195 billion to $205 billion in July, while Meta forecast $130 billion to $145 billion, including principal payments on finance leases.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Instead of buying real estate, Dollar General mostly leases bare-bones, company-operated stores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

"The leases, debt and power commitments remain even if expected compute demand and revenue growth slow," Ozkardeskaya said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

In his October 2024 final judgment, Carter ruled those leases invalid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Private companies would be granted leases to extract minerals and harvest timber, but they would be required to do so in a restrained, intelligent, sustainable way.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson