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These implements belong to the Acheulian tradition, one of the oldest and most widespread stone tool technologies in human history.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
In the 2017 PBS documentary “Dolores,” Huerta’s son Emilio Huerta explains, “We soon recognized that my mother didn’t really belong to us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The stories of Clark, Willingham and others brought institutional betrayal painfully close: the place where you hoped to learn, belong and flourish can become another place entirely, one where you must fight to be heard.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026
“It’s also a way for them to prove they belong in the space and prove they’re knowledgeable. But that won’t help them build trust.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
The beauty of an artwork doesn’t belong to the artwork itself, Wilde says.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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Listed as "captive-bred", it belongs to the world's rarest great ape species, with around 800 individuals remaining.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Sorbitol belongs to a category of sweeteners called sugar alcohols, which provide sweetness and are commonly used as sugar substitutes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
The song uses samples from two different speeches: toward the end, from Pedro Albizu Campos, but ironically the opening voice belongs to Carlos Romero Barceló, a pro-statehood governor reviled in pro-independence circles on the island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
George belongs to a support group of black officers, suffers through unsatisfying relationships and ends up marrying a white woman he feels is his ideal partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“So, what if this money belongs to the store?”
From "Mystery Map (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #3)" by Franklin W. Dixon
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For decades, questions about the origin and fundamental nature of time have largely belonged to theoretical physics, particularly quantum cosmology and quantum gravity.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026
Earlier this week, Haiti handed four bodies over to special forces claiming they belonged to those of the missing servicemen, but Bukele said they did not match.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Your childhood home, legally and morally, belonged to your father.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026
The jet used in Ghosn's dramatic escape from Japan to Turkey belonged to TOA, a subsidiary of the Sodiat Group, though it was being operated by Turkish company MNG Jet during the fugitive journey.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
The books belonged to the rabbi of Haarlem.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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Earlier this month, authorities arrested six journalists at the independent fact-checking platform Matsda2sh and charged them with belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Funds belonging to users of the French firm Ledger were stolen after malicious components were inserted into devices sold by a third-party retailer.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
“Many immigrants figured out that sometimes they don’t have a sense of belonging and in the past few years that has been highlighted even more,” Suazo said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
A wallet belonging to a suspected attacker appeared to show more than $2.5 million in funds drawn from Polymarket user accounts, according to a Wall Street Journal review of wallet activity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
“Chandresh claims it is modeled after a room belonging to a courtesan in Bombay,” Marco says.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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