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belong

[bih-lawng, -long] / bɪˈlɔŋ, -ˈlɒŋ /




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You don’t own a boat or belong to an expensive country club, and you have $4 million in investments waiting for you to tap.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

She also referenced the chorus of criticism that many homes along California's coast belong to the wealthy or are second homes, and that they never should've been built on such a vulnerable landscape.

From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026

Some go their whole lives searching for it, aching to find where they belong, or what gives them purpose.

From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026

The petition argues that Kumar exercised powers that belong to the commission collectively and seeks a ruling that any such actions were unauthorised.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

A golden necklace with a cross that does not belong to me has been artfully draped on the bureau next to a pair of demure white gloves and a jar of cold cream.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

He belongs to a generation too young to have experienced the vibrant cultural scene that teemed in Havana for decades.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Let’s get the awkward stuff out of the way: the inheritance belongs to him.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Fe5GeTe2, discovered seven years ago, belongs to a family of materials known as van der Waals magnets.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The former tattoo artist behind JiJi’s Jazz Club is reminding Angelenos that jazz belongs to everyone, and that gathering, in a city like L.A., is its own act of resistance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Crown: “The biggest, most precious crown belongs to a humble queen.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall

A second device was found by OpenAI's security team when they searched an unattended bag that belonged to Alfozan, according to the Justice Department.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Mr. Korman, who was studying at Oxford around the time the book came out, says it heavily influenced intellectuals in his orbit who belonged to the “effective altruism” movement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The protist belonged to a previously unidentified species, and its genetic instructions appeared to operate according to an unusual set of rules.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

But when Swaggart caught wind of the tryst, he saw an opportunity to topple his rival and took the matter to the Assemblies of God, the church fellowship both preachers belonged to.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

It belonged to the firefighter who had found him.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

Starting in late 2023, Oimakhmadov’s Binance account had received more than $10 million from digital wallets later identified by Israel’s Defense Ministry as belonging to the IRGC.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The band also played in Londonderry earlier this year where they were presented with shirts belonging to local clubs.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Archaeologists from La Trobe University have described 18 newly published hominin fossils from South Africa, including a second skull fragment belonging to Homo erectus.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

A drone caused a fire at a data centre belonging to Russian technology company Yandex, the company told AFP Thursday, in the first such strike of its kind on Russia.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mr. Habib donated the leather headgear and goggles he had worn as a pilot in the war, to which was attached a red tie belonging to Mr. Lee to simulate the bird’s fleshy nose.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord




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