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  • present participle of belong.
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belonging

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


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She helps facilitate the Outdoor Equity program aimed at helping young people of color find belonging in outdoor spaces through hiking, camping, and kayaking, while advocating around environmental racism and access to nature.

From Slate Sep. 5, 2026

Eleven sheep have been stolen from Diddly Squat Farm belonging to presenter Jeremy Clarkson.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2026

"Life-saving equipment, including a lifeboat belonging to the Tugberk Imamoglu which had 10 crew members on board, has been found at sea. Unfortunately, the crew members were not inside," it said.

From Barron's Sep. 2, 2026

Shuttle tankers belonging to Middle East state-controlled oil companies are hauling crude from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Gulf of Oman.

From MarketWatch Aug. 31, 2026

An old man belonging to Colonel Lloyd, while thus engaged, happened to get beyond the limits of Colonel Lloyd’s, and on the premises of Mr. Beal Bondly.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass

Lawyers on Wednesday discussed when John Overdeck could retrieve belongings from the couple’s Short Hills, N.J. home, where Laura Overdeck still lives.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

The building's management is overseeing the recovery of belongings, as hopes fade that any more survivors will be found.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

Jade Fenton, 32, said her nan lost her home and nearly all her belongings, including hearing aids, jewellery, a wedding ring and other memories of her late husband.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

By the first week of January, she moved her belongings into a rented stationary camper situated on a ranch owner’s sprawling land, that they’d lived on for more than 25 years.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Instead, I decided to snoop through all of his personal belongings in our room.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin




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