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belonging

[bih-lawng-ing, -long-] / bɪˈlɔŋ ɪŋ, -ˈlɒŋ- /


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There was a powerful sense of Black belonging within a larger landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

According to UK Fossils, Suffolk is "well known" for its fossils from the Pleistocene era - also known as the Great Ice Age - including those belonging to mammoths.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The largest island in the Persian Gulf, it shelters fast-attack craft, explosives-laden boats, drones and missiles belonging to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the primary force responsible for securing the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The Maltese-flagged Kribi belonging to the French maritime transport group CMA CGM crossed the waterway to leave the Gulf on Thursday afternoon, Marine Traffic's data showed.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, on the other side of the river, Magic had arrived just outside the burrow belonging to Major Puff and Twitch.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el