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[ohn] / oʊn /






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On “From the Dark,” lyrics are all Lande; Iommi has no interest in telling his own stories using words.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Kelly was a lifelong Tottenham fan and the Premier League club said he was "one of our own".

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

The agency’s own words are drier: “BLS could not collect October 2025 reference-period survey data.”

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

And he wrote “Mr. Jelly Lord,” one of his most famous compositions, strictly to sing his own praises.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

And then she thought maybe Cam meant not being at the top, like it wasn’t about competition but her own personal standards.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Known as A-CAP, the holding company owns several regulated insurers that invested policyholder money into 777 Partners, a now-defunct investment firm whose co-founder pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges in October.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

That sport is owned by the same US group that owns F1.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

Skydance, led by David Ellison, which also owns Paramount Pictures, has named former Marvel Studios producer Jeremy Latcham to lead DC Studios.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

My partner owns his home outright and it’s worth about $350,000.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

Mr. Johnson owns the Aurora County News, and he always writes the obituaries himself.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

Banijay UK, which owned the show's production company Zeppotron, apologised, adding: "It was immediately acknowledged during the recording that this segment would not be broadcast under any circumstances."

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

It owned Spirit’s factories once before, selling the operations in 2005 to pursue an outsourcing and cost-cutting strategy that ultimately backfired.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Pena owned shares in its holding company until he sold them last year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

The violation notices also identify that the signs are located on property owned by Inglewood.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

They weren’t allowed to short Morgan Stanley because they were owned by Morgan Stanley, but if they could have, they would have.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Huang is Nvidia’s largest shareholder, owning about 3.6% of the company.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

That may have been a natural byproduct of assimilation, which isn’t just about the language you speak or owning a home or cultural traditions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

And besides, growing up means owning a home.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

And if people believe what I’m saying, then I think owning some of it is not a bad idea.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

But this kind of rebellion threatens only the rare pedestrian member of the owning class.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich


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