personal effects
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Across the country, government agents have been losing government documents, personal effects, medical devices, and other belongings after confiscating them, effectively turning released immigrants into legal non-persons.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2026
After receiving the report from the mountaineers, officers reached the site by helicopter to collect the remains and personal effects from the Ober Gabelhorn glacier.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
Under that water, buildings, statuary, coins and royal personal effects came to rest, and waited to be found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
But what really struck a collective chord were the images of abandoned shoes, backpacks, T-shirts, jeans and other personal effects.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
We put his personal effects in a plastic bag and tied the bag to his arm.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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