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ownership

[oh-ner-ship] / ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp /


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The development group bought its land from numerous wealthy companies and families who claimed ownership.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Only 16% of major funds hold Intel, a 3 percentage point increase, suggesting potential for ownership broadening.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Advocates and local leaders have raised similar concerns in Dublin, another Bay Area city where federal officials are working to transfer ownership of a former prison.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Frasers has built a reputation for swooping in to buy retail brands which have fallen into administration, but its gradual increase in ownership of profit-making Hugo Boss over several years is a different approach.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Their only disagreement involved the division of ownership: Gaither proposed an eighty-twenty split in Fawrence’s favor, and Fawrence insisted on fifty-fifty.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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