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  • present participle of belong.
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belonging

[bih-lawng-ing, -long-] / bɪˈlɔŋ ɪŋ, -ˈlɒŋ- /


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Serbian authorities subsequently arrested seven suspects, including a dual Russian-Serbian citizen, accused of belonging to an organized group that procured and stored explosives and drones before shipping them into EU countries, Serbian prosecutors said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Spreads belonging to some of the riskiest corporate bonds have surged, while spreads for other, less-risky cohorts of the corporate credit market haven’t seen nearly as much stress.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

A drone hit a data centre belonging to the Russian state-owned lender Sberbank, a company executive said Wednesday, though the bank's systems and services were operating normally.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

It later emerged that hackers had obtained more detailed personal information belonging to Asos customers than the retailer initially suggested.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

About 70,000 years ago, organisms belonging to the species Homo sapiens started to form even more elaborate structures called cultures.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

In August 2026, actress and singer Rumer Willis packed her belongings to begin a new chapter in Nashville.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

She said she packed up her belongings and moved back in with her parents in Jiangxi province in southeastern China, and now spends her days catching up on sleep and eating with relatives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Security footage allegedly shows a man believed to be the suspect entering the hotel with the woman and leaving alone with her belongings.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

That includes financial assets, investment accounts, intellectual property, personal belongings and other assets used for retirement or financial planning.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

At Pork Chop’s house, the Soldanos’ belongings had been tossed into a pile on the street.

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm


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