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belong

[bih-lawng, -long] / bɪˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ /




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Hellmich had "used forged documents and a false email address" purporting to belong to Campbell, the tribunal ruled.

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

So, yes, legally those assets are marital property and, ethically, they both belong to you and your wife.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

My spring pea soup — peas, stock, cream, dill, black pepper and lemon zest — absolutely does not belong in the oven.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

The German word Ausländer means outsider—a foreigner who does not belong.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

“Whenever you feel like you don't belong or you question it...think of these blueprints. And never stop asking the hard questions.”

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

A black Mercedes, which the BBC understands belongs to midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath, 24, crashed on Millhouse Woods Lane in Cottingham, East Yorkshire.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

In this vein, “Little Girl” fully belongs on the “Rubber Soul” box set, a collection that points towards the bold sense of artistry already taking hold of the band.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

While the marketing of these injections to biohackers and wellness consumers will keep generating debate, the peptide boom that matters to biotech investors belongs to a company most TikTokers have never heard of.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“This is a museum of the ‘people’s art’ — the images are illustrations of the beliefs we live with every day,” said Hobson, “and for that reason, this art belongs to everyone.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Padva, who hits him with her cane when he asks her multiple times if she is in need of any assistance, belongs only to Celia.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

When archaeologists uncover adults and children buried together in medieval graves, a natural assumption is that they belonged to the same family.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

"Harry belonged to a generation that gave everything so that we could live in freedom. His quiet bravery, and his remarkable life, will not be forgotten," they said.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

While speaking to The Cut in 2025, Ortega recalled going through belongings at the property when she discovered an old toothbrush that had belonged to an ex.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

El Adli said the fossils likely belonged to an animal from one of two extinct mammal families that roamed North America during the Uintan North American Land Mammal Age.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

It belonged to the firefighter who had found him.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Extremist settlers had set up an illegal outpost close to Jalud and besieged three houses, including two belonging to the al-Tubasis' sons who are married with young daughters.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The agents scanned a publicly available online data hub belonging to U.N.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

That wisdom becomes less funny the farther you stand from whatever a workplace has already decided looks like belonging.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

In a small green meadow in the Gredos mountains, west of Madrid, a couple of dozen cows belonging to Juan Ángel Izquierdo and his family are grazing.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

It was the one place he could hold to, fix upon, identify as belonging to him.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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