repossession

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In Southern California, repossession of a car whose owner is behind on loan payments is not uncommon.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

In the meantime, your friend should check whether the car is even worth fixing and find out more about the repossession process.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 29, 2025

They included a couple now £13,000 in arrears on a home they bought, and a woman who faced the repossession of a house she left following a marriage breakdown 15 years earlier.

From BBC • Nov. 19, 2025

Henry Sabati McRae, who lives in Croydon, south London, has so far managed to stave off repossession.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2025

The dream of repossession became fonder to the French republic.

From The French in the Heart of America by Finley, John