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belonging

[bih-lawng-ing, -long-] / bɪˈlɔŋ ɪŋ, -ˈlɒŋ- /


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That translates into belonging in different spaces where I could have been uncomfortable in before, so it’s a great time to inhabit these characters.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Inside the coprolite, scientists identified several feathers, tiny scales from a gar fish, and leg bones belonging to a hesperornithiform bird.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

People living in an upmarket coastal stretch of Malibu were under an evacuation order Wednesday after a giant sinkhole opened up on the driveway of a beachfront home belonging to Oscar-winning US actor Nicolas Cage.

From Barron's Sep. 9, 2026

It also contained various other relics – including metal weapons – belonging to the pre-Incan Chimu civilisation, a culture that flourished on the northern coast of Peru between 900 and 1470 AD.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

The lodge gates were a memory, and the high-road something belonging to another time, another world.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier

Hart began to suspect Haddish was experiencing homelessness when he noticed that her car was filled with personal belongings.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

I grabbed my belongings and headed up those 223 — or maybe 225 — stairs one last time.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Lawyers on Wednesday discussed when John Overdeck could retrieve belongings from the couple’s Short Hills, N.J. home, where Laura Overdeck still lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Workers clearing silt from the flood-struck region say they occasionally come across personal belongings, including gold jewellery.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

I gathered my belongings and stepped toward the signing area, the space slowly coming into view.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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