- present participle of belong.
belonging
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The judge noted that the associate, Deba Shyam, has had his car and house paid for by Makhijani, who “orchestrated” the use of funds belonging to others for his bail bond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
A warehouse belonging to Russian online retailer Wildberries was hit.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Eurovision is a co-production of public broadcasters belonging to the European Broadcasting Union.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
To investigate, the team collected mine water from a flooded uranium mine in the Ore Mountains belonging to Wismut GmbH.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
The diver in his stocking cap was sitting in the grey motor-boat belonging to the harbour-master.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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By daybreak, residents were returning to their damaged homes to salvage some belongings before they collapsed completely.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 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
Ahmed had already taken most of his belongings and those of his wife’s to another area farther west.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Fueled by a booming resale market, the ritual of buying deceased homeowners’ belongings has morphed from a leisurely weekend outing into an elbows-up affair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
But if I’m leaving the ship, this might be my last chance to find my belongings.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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