belong
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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
The proportion of Australian employees who belong to unions fell from 51% in 1976 to 13.1% in 2024.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 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
But in some ways they’d always belong to me, and I couldn’t imagine not belonging to them.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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
On the pitch, the tournament belongs to stars like Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Peugeot belongs to a particular genre of legal fictions called ‘limited liability companies’.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
Erich Mendelsohn, the young architect, was a member of Munich’s artistic avant-garde, while Erwin Finlay Freundlich, one of the first German physicists to endorse the theory of relativity, belonged to the scientific avant-garde.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Based on those differences, the team concluded that the fossils belonged to both a previously unknown species and a new genus.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
“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
We danced because everything was not fine, because the body needed proof it still belonged to the living.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 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
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
“A sense of belonging where students feel valued, connected and supported.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Hosted by the Duke of Richmond at his country manor, the event saw the largest stand belonging to China’s BYD, which is now taking on Europe’s storied brands on their home turf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
That same evening, Khalife called Khan using a phone belonging to a member of the public and they spoke for around a minute, the prosecution added.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
My friends in Cambridge had become a kind of family, and I felt a sense of belonging with them that, for many years, had been absent on Buck’s Peak.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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