belongings

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On behalf of the intervenors, Shayla Myers argued that the encampment removal goal, approved by the City Council in a closed session, became a defacto quota system for sanitation workers to discard homeless people’s belongings.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Tayebeh Farahizadeh goes into the bedroom of her 7-year-old daughter, Esra, to be surrounded by Esra’s belongings, holding onto the dolls that she says still carry her daughter’s scent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

All of his belongings, including his favorite blanket, were sterilized.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

But he calculated that he would have to pay up to $1,000 just to move his family’s belongings into storage and get the place ready for guests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

I hid Miss Lilian’s belongings behind my back and tried to edge past him.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn