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ownership

[oh-ner-ship] / ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp /


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“Others have the desire for ownership and every year the pent-up demand grows among young adults to enter homeownership,” she says.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

The characterization departs from how political scientists typically define communism, which is generally understood as an ideology centered on collective ownership of the means of production and the elimination of private ownership of productive assets.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

But the arrangement crumbled when the ownership of the franchise changed hands in 2024, and the new owners balked at recognizing Mansell’s claim on its inventory.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

And what does that say about game ownership in the digital age?

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

If during the orientation program we’d begun to feel some ownership of the space, we were now a glaring anomaly—poppy seeds in a bowl of rice.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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