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rack-renting

verb

present participle of rack-rent

as in renting

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Silverstein also suggests renting costumes by looking through websites like Facebook Marketplace, Depop and Poshmark.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
The curvaceous Road to Hana, which hugs Maui's northeastern shore around Haleakalā National Park, is one of the island's most memorable experiences, one that will make the hassle of renting a car worth it.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

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Fielder has made a career out of constructing elaborate social experiments, like building exact replicas of people’s homes and hiring actors to impersonate their loved ones on The Rehearsal.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
That would begin the process of hiring an executive director, developing operational procedures and recruiting mental health professionals and other responders.

— Chevall Pryce, Baltimore Sun, 27 Oct. 2026

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By letting its subjects speak for themselves without imposing judgments, the film offers a poetic view of alternative ways of life.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
San Clemente often ran two-way star Jaxson Rex out of the Wildcat formation, letting the Brigham Young commit’s athleticism take center stage.

— Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

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The leases take time, as a solar or carbon lease developer typically has a 3- to 5-year option period, leasing the land with no impact to timber operations.

— Sebastien Chasse, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
While working for his family's auto-leasing company, Selig became a minority investor in the Milwaukee Braves, who played at County Stadium from 1953-65 and won two NL pennants and the 1957 World Series.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

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