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belonging

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


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"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

Her memoir may therefore be less a political reckoning than a defence of belonging - an attempt to explain what the Nehru-Gandhi inheritance has meant to her, and why she believes it still matters.

From BBC Aug. 31, 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

The researchers used analytical techniques first developed by their team in 2024 to identify the footprints as belonging to Paranthropus boisei.

From Science Daily Aug. 30, 2026

More and more small valuables and family keepsakes belonging to the mice and their woodland guests vanished into the thief’s sack.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

I grabbed my belongings and headed up those 223 — or maybe 225 — stairs one last time.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

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

Hari Prasad Rimal returned to his home in the village of Devighat, hoping to recover treasured belongings -- not least some jewellery and cash.

From Barron's Aug. 30, 2026

Under the scorching heat on Tuesday morning, Torres del Limonar is a shattered mountain of rubble, with mattresses, furniture, and belongings peeking out from the concrete.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Each person is responsible for their own belongings.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron




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