as in control
the state or fact of owning something
Home ownership is on the rise in this country. The café is now under new ownership.
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As unusual as this method of travel might sound, there is a community of enthusiasts promoting private train-car ownership.
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 31 Oct. 2024
Kennedy said Bayshore previously had a curfew before a new ownership group took over around five years ago.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
And down at Sox park, there may soon be new ownership.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 19 Oct. 2024
World says such a scan will allow people to verify their age, nationality and passport ownership without sharing their identity.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 31 Oct. 2024
Kennedy said Bayshore previously had a curfew before a new ownership group took over around five years ago.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
And down at Sox park, there may soon be new ownership.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 19 Oct. 2024
World says such a scan will allow people to verify their age, nationality and passport ownership without sharing their identity.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
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Such preparation is one of many ways players seek control over baseball’s defining anxieties.Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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And that means the offerings are not fully under Samsung’s control.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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All Congress would need to do is maintain the BSA’s record keeping requirements while ditching its reporting requirements and ensuring that law enforcement can only access those records with a valid search warrant.Norbert Michel, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
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His wit, friendliness and humanity — even in the midst of vital political battles — have always been a reminder that public servants can't succeed without maintaining relationships and keeping perspective.Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 6 Sep. 2024
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In 1961, the Soviet Union’s Yuri Gagarin became the first man up there, sparking an immediate bidding war with the US for proprietorship of the moon.Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 July 2024
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The American antimonopoly vision also played a foundational role in the decades-long fight to break the slave power, which many Americans considered a monopolistic threat to the system of small proprietorship that the U.S. government had cultivated.Barry C. Lynn, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
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Amendment 3 asks voters to consider a state constitutional amendment that would allow for the possession, purchase and use of marijuana for non-medical purposes by adults 21 and up.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Catch up quick: Last Thursday, Young Thug, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was sentenced to time served and 15 years on probation after pleading guilty to participating in criminal street gang activity, possession of drugs and other charges.Kristal Dixon, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Yet still the power of those who govern benefits some to the detriment of others.Leslie Smith Reeves Faith Matters, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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China is seen as the most influential economic power in Southeast Asia; however, Beijing has territorial disputes in the South China Sea with ASEAN, a 10-nation bloc that includes the Philippines and Vietnam.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Ownership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ownership. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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