belongings

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Benjamin Henwood, a USC social work researcher and co-author of the paper, said that kind of instability can cause people to lose medications, documents, belongings and connections to outreach workers and care providers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Alex McKechnie chuckles at the leap of faith he took when he packed up almost all his belongings in Glasgow and booked a one-way flight to Vancouver, Canada on 7 September 1974.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Buyers often inherit the belongings of the seller.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

It was still full of stranded belongings and furniture and detritus, but there were no neighbors there anymore.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The Baudelaire orphans went to the bedroom and glumly packed their few belongings.

From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket