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ownership

[oh-ner-ship] / ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp /


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But, yeah, it’s pretty easy for them to kind of be involved and feel that sense of ownership and have a sense of pride that, ‘Yeah, I was part of that mural-creation process.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The trickiest part may be settling on a share price -- the cost of one piece of ownership in the company when it first hits the market.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

Because of this tangled ownership history, many Bede scholars had considered the manuscript lost since 1975.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

Lifting silverware would undoubtedly delight supporters, but concerns over a troubled campaign and anger towards the Clearlake-Boehly ownership group will likely persist.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

The fact that no one had sued over the growth or ownership of the HeLa cell line, he said, illustrated that patients didn’t mind when doctors took their cells and turned them into commercial products.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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