possessed

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At the start of the war, Iran possessed approximately 440kg of uranium enriched to 60%, according to senior US officials.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Helicopters, dog squads and reinforcements from New Zealand were dispatched to help track Freeman, who reportedly possessed strong bushcraft and outdoor survival skills.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

It’s an instant classic, and Mr. Simpson sounds possessed as he howls about his need for love.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

He possessed the foundational knowledge of Islam without the advanced and independent reasoning – ijtihad – required for an ayatollah.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Why was there no hemoglobin in his eye or his skin—even though eye cells and skin cells and, indeed, every cell in the human body possessed identical copies of the same gene?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee