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"Overall, young people just don't feel like they belong, so they feel the need to engage in this type of behaviour," says Tyra.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Another slightly cheeky observation on my behalf: I don’t think a $17,000 credit-card debt and the word “only” belong in the same sentence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Thyme and honey belong to a mutual admiration society, as do berries and buttermilk; the woodiness of the herb plays beautifully against tangy yogurt, while orange zest somehow charms the entire table.
From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026
Domenick Yazzolino, reported that authorities got a call about a burglary and found Forbes inside a yacht that didn’t belong to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Mrs. Wendleken said this act didn’t belong in the talent show because it didn’t have anything to do with human talent.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
Some drivers in Los Angeles believe the road belongs to them, said Michael Schneider, founder and chief executive of Streets For All.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
"But Kogia Helicobacter 3 belongs to a more divergent lineage, which emphasizes the possibility that there are far more undiscovered bacteria in the ocean than we realize."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
South Korea is one of the most technologically advanced countries on earth, yet where it belongs in global stock indexes has been debated for years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
It becomes proof the country still belongs among the very best.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Yes. Horses. Chickens, too. Everything belongs to me. And Ryder. Isn’t that right, boy? Of course, maybe I belong to him and he thinks those are his chickens. Hard to say.”
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“There was something so free about her … like she belonged to the wind and the sunshine,” Fessler wrote in a GoFundMe created to assist the family with funeral expenses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
The study also provides the first direct genetic evidence that can be used to investigate how power was inherited at Shimao, who belonged to its ruling families, and how different social classes were formed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Another body belonged to her son, Brian Cash, who would have turned 23 this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
We danced because everything was not fine, because the body needed proof it still belonged to the living.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Not only was she unlikely to make it across the charging river, but she was also about to stick her snout where it no longer belonged.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
In-game, most platforms and titles offer parental controls, and EA FC automatically restricts purchases on accounts belonging to players under 13.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The discovery depended heavily on artificial intelligence, which allowed the researchers to search through proteins belonging to a group known as prohormones.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Most of that is due to the destruction of goods belonging to vendors, rather than Wildberries’ buildings themselves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
But the lower house's broader approach demanding social media platforms refuse new users under 15 and suspend accounts belonging to children under that age prevailed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
More and more small valuables and family keepsakes belonging to the mice and their woodland guests vanished into the thief’s sack.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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