possession
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Tarik Muharemovic: Calm in possession but visitors' set-up left him with no-one to mark at times.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
But the Chargers went nowhere on the ensuing possession.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2026
Authorities in Texas arrested a man named Kendrick Beaird for unlawful possession of a firearm.
From Slate ● Oct. 18, 2026
Together, they have made the phone feel less like a personal possession and more like mandatory civic infrastructure.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026
Felix and Max scored on their first possession, and the losing duo rotated off the court.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
Lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn are the sole executors of Epstein's estate, controlling all his wealth and possessions.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
He kept all his possessions in two sacks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
Senior move managers are especially good when you need an outsider to force decisions about possessions you no longer need.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Small, portable, multipurpose designs, from inflatables to cardboard furniture offered a life with fewer possessions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
We waited and one day they came to bid us farewell, carrying their possessions, with their children trailing behind, all but the eldest, whom the tannery had claimed.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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