personal effects

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After receiving the report from the mountaineers, officers reached the site by helicopter to collect the remains and personal effects from the Ober Gabelhorn glacier.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

Ours is an era when every shred of ephemera is for sale, so why wouldn’t a mourning son attempt to liquidate a killer’s personal effects to claim compensation for his mother’s death?

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

Under that water, buildings, statuary, coins and royal personal effects came to rest, and waited to be found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

Toscano believes the authorities must now go through all the personal effects piece by piece and make them available to the families for closer inspection.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

Then we were standing before a high counter and a young male clerk was saying, “Leave all personal effects at the window marked C.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom