possessions
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On one TikTok account, which the BBC is not naming, a victim is openly mocked for pleading for help to find their stolen possessions.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Victims say they feel helpless seeing their prized possessions paraded like trophies online.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
The Lakers didn’t help themselves at the beginning of the fourth quarter, turning the ball over on two of their first three possessions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
As millions watched Indiana point guard Tyrese Haliburton turn the 2025 National Basketball Association Finals into a spectacle, an artificial-intelligence-generated ad came across screens between possessions for Kalshi: “The world’s gone mad, trade it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
While Vincent is rejoicing in poverty, shedding his clothes, his possessions, his membership in middle-class society, Theo is honing his talents as an art dealer and becoming more and more ambitious.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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