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ownership

[oh-ner-ship] / ˈoʊ nərˌʃɪp /


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Obstacles to foreign capital include restrictions on ownership of infrastructure, energy facilities and real estate, as well as environmental and legal regulations.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

Great Western Railway's services will be the next operator to be brought into public ownership, on 13 December.

From BBC Sep. 20, 2026

Once people love a jar rather than merely use it, corporate ownership can start to feel less like a business transaction than someone acquiring custody of a family recipe.

From Salon Sep. 20, 2026

U.K. consumer-goods company Reckitt Benckiser earlier this year said it agreed to sell its hygiene arm in Russia to Arnest Management for an undisclosed sum, but retained ownership of its local consumer-health business.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

The Mazda, being one of Abel’s junkers, didn’t have a clear title of ownership.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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