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Quotron was leasing 80,000 terminals in 1986 when Citicorp swooped in for a not-so-friendly $680 million acquisition, what The Wall Street Journal called “the boldest business move” in John S. Reed’s year-plus as Citi chairman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025

They were later moved to a temporary location that the Penn Biden Center was leasing in Chinatown.

From Washington Post • Feb. 3, 2023

Three years ago, Water Asset Management purchased a farm from a landowner who was leasing land to Bernal, who farms alfalfa, corn and other crops north of Fruita.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022

The Boston resident was shocked to learn that she didn’t own her dog, but rather was leasing Milo, as if he were a car or an apartment.

From New York Times • Apr. 14, 2022

She waited until she received a check for several hundred dollars from the company that was leasing the drilling rights.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls