repossession
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In Southern California, repossession of a car whose owner is behind on loan payments is not uncommon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
In the meantime, your friend should check whether the car is even worth fixing and find out more about the repossession process.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 29, 2025
Data obtained by the BBC's investigations team showed mortgage repossession orders in England and Wales reached 10,853 in 2024-5 - the highest number in five years.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2025
Like many of those facing repossession action the BBC has spoken to, Mr McRae said the experience was deeply "humiliating" and that his instincts were initially "to draw the curtains shut".
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2025
On the Pasubio front the Italians captured positions north of Monte Corno, but the Austrians succeeded in obtaining partial repossession of them by a violent counterattack.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War by Allen L. (Allen Leon) Churchill
