belongings

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Benjamin Henwood, a USC social work researcher and co-author of the paper, said that kind of instability can cause people to lose medications, documents, belongings and connections to outreach workers and care providers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Buyers often inherit the belongings of the seller.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Green garbage cans were lined up along the entrance to the lot, for people to store their belongings in if they wanted to go into shelters.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

In the country's hard-hit west, residents waded through flood waters with their belongings on their heads and evacuated in crowded boats, AFP reporters saw.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

One by one, people found their belongings and left.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata