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belong

[bih-lawng, -long] / bɪˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ /




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"These are wild animals, they don't belong in a cage."

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

“Though my spirit will always belong to New York City, my heart has found its home in the quiet joy of the suburbs,” Jacobs added.

From MarketWatch Sep. 9, 2026

At first, the remains were thought to belong to large prehistoric mammals that may have lived alongside ancient humans.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

In California, the proposed changes would cover the more than 85 nonprofit colleges and universities that belong to the Assn. of Independent California Colleges and Universities, among them Stanford and USC.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

I agree with Black Alliance; a Confederate flag does not belong in Lawrence Ross Academy of Music.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

We know what Indiana Jones would say: “It belongs in a museum!”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Former Times art critic Christopher Knight argues that much of the imagery the museum collects belongs to a media landscape that no longer exists.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

There is a strange nostalgia in realizing that something once so immediate now belongs increasingly to people who know it only as the past.

From Salon Sep. 8, 2026

All land that tourist development happens on belongs, in some way, to someone: the state, indigenous people, or individuals.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

The lot where Fischer was buried belongs to the family of Gardar Sverisson, a close friend of Miyoko Watai, one of the claimants to the estate of Bobby.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

But by the usual accounting I have never quite belonged to this world.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

"She made me feel like I belonged and because of that I was able to achieve my potential."

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

It also includes several sculptures by him, as well as objects and furniture that belonged to the painter, such as his easel and wheelchair.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

Additional fossils could reveal more about Dasosaurus tocantinensis and the larger dinosaur group to which it belonged.

From Science Daily Sep. 8, 2026

Parents passed family land to their kids, and whole stretches just belonged to the Nation.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Three vehicles belonging to people working on the mountain were partially buried Wednesday, as powerful gusts and torrential rain battered the popular hiking destination, a local official told AFP.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

A wallet belonging to a waiter who filled in for a friend that September morning went on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

I love the game too much and, if I am being candid, my team has usually been better than the one everyone around me worshiped, which does wonders for a boy’s sense of belonging.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

Aerial footage shows a massive sinkhole in front of a house in Malibu, California, reportedly belonging to US actor Nicolas Cage.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

Traditionally, all Dinka women marry because it gives them a sense of belonging.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau




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