possessed

Example Sentences

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Responding to claims that the hackers had found out the location of surveillance cameras and sensors, it said there was "no evidence whatsoever that the hackers possessed any maps of the security systems".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Helicopters, dog squads and reinforcements from New Zealand were dispatched to help track Freeman, who reportedly possessed strong bushcraft and outdoor survival skills.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

They are manufactured exclusively by the Lockheed Martin and RTX Corp. for the U.S. military and cannot be legally possessed or sold to the public unless demilitarized.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2026

And when nuclear weapons appeared and the gap widened between the powers that possessed them and those that didn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Suddenly, she was possessed by an intoxicating—and frightening—sense of power.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer