owned

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Commission staff disagree—they say Levy controls the gate and that the current HOA board claimed they weren’t even aware they owned the land.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

A farming family has been fined £9,000 and told to pay an additional £10,000 in court costs and penalties for damaging rare plants on land owned by the National Trust.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Consensus estimate is for a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.42 million privately owned housing starts, roughly 80,000 fewer than in March.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

He could form a new subsidiary firm, wholly owned by fund shareholders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Anvo Noorvik, the man who owned the store, said, "Nothing can be done until the hunters come in from the ice."

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell