possessed

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They simply asked Google for data it already possessed.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

It’s not just our recognition of the real-life parallels that make Jolie so touching in “Couture” — it’s that ineffable star power she’s possessed for so long.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

By the mid-16th century, Ms. Fletcher explains, many people in Italy possessed guns, although she concedes that the exact number is difficult to quantify.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

At the start of the war on 28 February 2026, Iran possessed approximately 440kg of uranium enriched to 60%, according to US officials.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

She possessed eyes whose gaze I delighted to encounter.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë