belong
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"To assign a political meaning to that collaboration means ascribing to me beliefs which I have never expressed and that do not belong to me," Pirlo wrote.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Speaking at a union event Sunday, Lula said he will continue to lead "without anyone's interference," because "in Brazil, we do not accept anyone sticking their nose where it doesn't belong."
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
Popular weight-loss and diabetes medications such as semaglutide and Ozempic belong to a broader group known as GLP-1 drugs.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
But it became so many other people’s stories that it didn’t belong to me anymore, almost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
“You being here helps me feel like I belong more. So maybe me being here is part of why you belong, too.”
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
"Tonight, our attention belongs to the people whose lives were taken, those fighting to recover, and the families beside them," she added.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
The NBA now belongs to teams like the Knicks, Spurs and Thunder, and players like Jalen Brunson, Victor Wembanyama and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
South Korea is one of the most technologically advanced countries on earth, yet where it belongs in global stock indexes has been debated for years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Yet right now, it belongs only to a privileged few.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Let me hold that book, if you please. It belongs to Lord Fredrick, and I do not want it going astray again.”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The slot once belonged to “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” which was canceled last year and aired its final episode in May.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Based on those differences, the team concluded that the fossils belonged to both a previously unknown species and a new genus.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Another body belonged to her son, Brian Cash, who would have turned 23 this month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
For the first time she felt like she belonged in South Korea, and the music slowly changed how she saw herself.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
It seemed preposterous that he’d ever believed he belonged there!
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The Singapore dollar is managed against an undisclosed basket of currencies belonging to the city-state’s major trading partners and allowed to fluctuate within a policy band.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
The discovery depended heavily on artificial intelligence, which allowed the researchers to search through proteins belonging to a group known as prohormones.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
But the lower house's broader approach demanding social media platforms refuse new users under 15 and suspend accounts belonging to children under that age prevailed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
“A sense of belonging where students feel valued, connected and supported.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 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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