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possessions







NOUN
mammon
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Possessions were scattered around, blocking exits and making escape difficult.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2025

Possessions seemingly came down to one pass, one missed shot and no offensive rebound.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2021

Possessions were long and points were hard to come by.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2020

The academic Russell Belk wrote about this phenomenon in 1988 in his landmark marketing article, Possessions and the Extended Self.

From Salon • May 10, 2017

Possessions couldn’t save him—how could he have forgotten that?

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau