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She has a disability and cannot walk, and told me she had nowhere of her own to sleep: "I have nothing… no shelter, no mattress, no family. Nothing."
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Millions of Americans own these companies directly or indirectly through retirement accounts, pensions, mutual funds and direct investments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Just two nights earlier, Jimmy Kimmel introduced his own clingy “assistant Natalie,” played by his wife and the show’s executive producer, Molly McNearney.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
A Ben Davies own goal along with Gustav Isaksen's strike earned Brian Riemer's men a 2-0 victory over Wales at Parken Stadium.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
But then again, it did have a sort of mid-twentieth-century look, and its history always seemed clouded, like no one’s stories about the place ever matched your own, so you stopped offering others your details.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
However, Noel Tata, who heads the bloc of charities that owns two-thirds of Tata Sons, vehemently opposes a listing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Berkshire, which owns several homebuilders, appears to have taken advantage of Lennar’s depressed stock price.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
He already owns 40 to 50 “The Simpsons” Pop! figures and tracks his collection in a spreadsheet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026
Social media mogul Mark Zuckerberg also attended, as well as Jeff Yaas, the American billionaire who owns a share of TikTok.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Erik, the guy who owns Health Goddess, runs over to see what’s up.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
Bisnoff falsely claimed she owned the key patent on the devices and formed a company called Esos Rings Inc. to market them, federal prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Wendy’s is not fully owned by a private equity fund, but Trian Fund Management and its CEO, Nelson Peltz, own nearly a quarter of the chain restaurant’s stock.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
The joint venture is owned by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri and defense group Leonardo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The house has been passed down through generations and is still owned by her family.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
She’d sit nowhere but at teacher’s desk, and she thought she owned the Webster speller.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
They also mean investors can earn more by holding new bonds to maturity, making them think twice about owning much riskier stocks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
That means the case for owning the stock increasingly rests on what Protagonist can do with the platform over the long term, explains Evan Seigerman, an analyst at BMO Capital Markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
It is illegal to use a privately-owned e-scooter on public property, although owning an e-scooter is not illegal.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
Until last year, Conroy, 32, and his partner Amber, 28, saw little prospect of owning their own home.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
And owning them made her part of the world, and the world a part of her.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
