owning

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They’d only need to have studied stock-market history to guess that a few of the era’s highfliers might be worth owning, but almost certainly not most of them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Perpetual futures let traders bet on an asset’s price without owning it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

He was one of the first entertainers to recognize that there was more money to be made in owning your content, rather than just performing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The Guardian newspaper once quoted him as saying: "I've always said what's the point in owning a sweet shop if you can't eat a few sweets."

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

To that group, he may as well have been talking about owning the king’s yacht.

From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson