possess

Definition for possess

verb as in have or obtain

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acquire, carry, enjoy, maintain, occupy, own, retain, seize

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bear, control, corner, dominate, grab, hog, hold

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be blessed with, be born with, be endowed with, corner the market, get hands on, get hold of, have to name, latch on to, lock up, sit on, take over, take possession

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In addition to lying on a federal background check form and giving a false statement to a federal firearms dealer, he was also convicted of possessing a gun while being an illicit drug user.

From Los Angeles Times

A third felony found Hunter Biden guilty of possessing a gun while using drugs.

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As part of the operation, detectives seized 19 illegal or unlawfully possessed firearms as well as related components and a “significant amount” of ammunition, the office said in a Friday news release.

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As such, atDCS seems to possess a restorative rather than an enhancing quality, with important implications for rehabilitation.

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Both species possessed upright postures, bipedalism and were highly agile.

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