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Since April, it has been an offence to possess electronic devices used in vehicle thefts, but Glantz believes legislation is still failing to keep pace with the criminals.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Scientists have not established that fundamental constants evolve through such a mechanism, nor have they determined why those constants possess their observed values.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

Maduro has denied the charges he originally faced: "narco-terrorism" conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices as well as conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

The question of whether AI models can or do possess consciousness has continued.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

A dark wisp of smoke—Percy guessed it must be an eidolon—seeped into a Cyclops, made the monster hit himself in the face, then drifted off to possess another victim.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

The finding reveals that light possesses a hidden geometric structure that can influence its behavior in ways researchers previously thought were difficult to achieve.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

But “Tender Loving Care,” centered on two social service workers navigating the fraying social safety net and, in one case, anxiety about aging parents, possesses a bracing humanity full of compassion and urgency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

The peat possesses a force of its own; one can easily lose a boot in a bog.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

"Markets aggregate information no committee possesses, and prices are how that information reaches decision makers," Druckenmiller said in a Wall Street Journal op-ed last month.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

Do you not see that your conspiracy is already arrested and rendered powerless by the knowledge which everyone here possesses of it?

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

Along with the backward-curving cusps that helped it catch aquatic prey, the animal possessed specialized canine teeth with three roots, a distinctive feature that surprised the researchers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

"The idea of a possessed and frightening mom, played by Jessica Chastain, is attracting audiences and should work around the world, before poor word-of-mouth catches up with it."

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The plea agreement referenced at least two other victims, including one identified as E.Z., who Iza believed possessed a laptop containing large amount of cryptocurrency.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

"I don't know what possessed me," the drummer grimaces, while trying to insist the hosing "was an act of kindness and love because it was a hot day".

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

My voice was dripping with a venom I didn’t even know I possessed.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan

Receiving the first possession now comes with a different upside: the first crack at possessing the ball again if the two teams are still tied.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

New research from LMU suggests that people make a clear distinction between displaying intelligent behavior and possessing a conscious mind, even when humans and AI act in precisely the same way.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Known as an abyssal species, it slothfully trawls the shadows like some mournful Lovecraftian being, possessing an especially sluggish metabolism, which isn’t surprising considering its size.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

In 2020, North Korea made possessing foreign media a crime punishable by years-long forced labour terms –- and potential death sentences for large-scale distribution, according to Amnesty International.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

He felt glum; his offering, possessing the quality of an authentic old pre-war ritual, had not been accepted.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick