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ownership

[oh-ner-ship] / ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp /


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On some indicators Makerfield seems to be doing well, with wages above the national average and high levels of home ownership.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

By the mid-1980s, the hotel had passed through a period of city ownership and was closed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Advocates and local leaders have raised similar concerns in Dublin, another Bay Area city where federal officials are working to transfer ownership of a former prison.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The acquisition is set to give GSK ownership of three drug candidates for lung cancer, two of which are under FDA review for approval this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In 1790, however, despite the presumptive dreams of a continental empire, the Louisiana Purchase remained in the future and the vast trans-Mississippi region continued under Spanish ownership.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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