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own

[ohn] / oʊn /






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The first responders, police and paramedics would have been working on members of their own community.

From BBC

Former Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney said Rogers has "come into his own" over the last month.

From BBC

As such, instigating its own investigation without a referral is relatively rare.

From BBC

I know I don’t trust them to complete my own return without error.

From The Wall Street Journal

Financial regulators are floating the removal of “quiet periods” restricting when analysts can publish research on their own bank’s transactions.

From The Wall Street Journal