possessing

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Possessing a natural instinct for first-strike tennis, she won her first 20 matches of 2025 and lifted four successive titles on the ITF World Tennis Tour.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

Possessing a superhuman-like will to overcome adversity is celebrated by society with terms such as “Black Girl Magic” and “Strong Black Woman,” said Keisha Bentley-Edwards, an associate professor of medicine at Duke University.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 3, 2025

Possessing a huge serve and explosive groundstrokes, the 22-year-old left-hander has climbed the rankings after finding more consistency this year and winning his first ATP title in Stuttgart in June.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2024

Possessing such potentially world-ending systems only increases the possibility of an unintended nuclear conflict prompted by a false alarm.

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2024

Possessing great courage and high goals, he could not have conducted himself in any other manner, and his plans were frustrated solely by the brevity of Alexander’s life and by his own illness.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli