possession
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There is another possible difference when Villa lose possession.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Both brothers are prone to possession by Ouija board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
His percentile for possession won in the attacking third was 88th among the Opta striker sample, compared with Watkins' 43rd.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Homer-haunted himself, he travels to obscure places, winning the trust of the gatekeepers and key-holders he meets, to commune with those who have shared his form of possession.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Just enough proof so that I could do what I needed to free myself from this possession.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
She says she is at peace with the fact all her worldly possessions fit in a bedroom that is no more than 12ft long, by eight feet wide.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The passengers’ extra clothing was wrapped in a mattress cover, and in the center of the group stood a few cans of beans and two sacks of flour — all their remaining possessions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
A week later, the school’s possessions, including furniture, science equipment and athletic gear, had been organized, stacked in neat rows and put up for auction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Tan, who said alleged possessions are often accompanied by symptoms of psychosis, insisted Philippine psychiatrists were not seeking to "compete with the Catholic Church", but rather to bridge the gap between culture and science.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
Usually his clothes and possessions just sort of melted into his animal shape, but apparently he still smelled like a yummy poison dinner.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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