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ownership

[oh-ner-ship] / ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp /


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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

My sister thinks Medicaid will take the house my mom and I own together, claiming half of its value every year and effectively reducing my portion of ownership to nothing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Because it has grown its shareholding so much, Frasers is now close to the 30% ownership level that German law requires it to make an offer for the whole company.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Susan Aitken added that the planning and consultation process regarding the land is likely to last until about 2030, partly because the wrecked building has a complicated ownership structure.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

My blender sounded strange; it had always been the blender, unmarked by her ownership.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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