belonging
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Media reported a TikTok account belonging to the youth was being investigated.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
"If you build a sense of belonging, naturally and organically, people don't want to leave."
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
Hosted by Grand Performances in DTLA, the Aug. 22 tribute night will feature archival footage and conversations with family members to discuss the teenage star’s identity and belonging in rock ‘n’ roll history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
That emphasis on community and institutional belonging raises an interesting question about where such assumptions are cultivated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mina leads me through the back exit, which leads to a small courtyard, and then through a gate belonging to a neighboring building.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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The building's management is overseeing the recovery of belongings, as hopes fade that any more survivors will be found.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Jade Fenton, 32, said her nan lost her home and nearly all her belongings, including hearing aids, jewellery, a wedding ring and other memories of her late husband.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
By the first week of January, she moved her belongings into a rented stationary camper situated on a ranch owner’s sprawling land, that they’d lived on for more than 25 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
I knew I needed to downsize before I started packing, so I began by identifying unwanted belongings to sell.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
The prince saluted them both with a hopeful smile, then strode purposefully out the door and back to where they’d hidden their belongings in the brush outside the clearing.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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