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That possessive dude who kept whispering things in Nakia’s ear in the first episode was also a self-proclaimed nice guy, and he had very creepy vibes.
TWO FEMINISTS WHO LOVE REALITY TV WRAP THEIR MINDS AROUND THE FBOY ISLAND FINALEELIANA DOCKTERMANAUGUST 13, 2021TIMEFor a long time, the league expended too much energy on fitting in, hoping to make an appeal to some staunch and possessive male gatekeepers, thinking they were the tastemakers.
THE WNBA ONCE WORRIED ABOUT SURVIVAL. NOW IT HAS A BOLDER VISION.JERRY BREWERMAY 14, 2021WASHINGTON POSTBuilding on other research projects suggesting, for example, that people at high risk of psychosis tend use fewer possessive pronouns like “my,” “his,” or “ours,” Rezaii and her colleagues wanted to see if a computer could spot low semantic density.
MACHINES CAN SPOT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES—IF YOU HAND OVER YOUR PERSONAL DATABOBBIE JOHNSONAUGUST 13, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEWIn earnest appeals we find the nmen also used, with sometimes the praenmen or the possessive m prefixed.
THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE ROMANSHAROLD WHETSTONE JOHNSTONThe use of the plural possessive thrilled the heart of the workers; the club was a family possession.
THE LEAVEN IN A GREAT CITYLILLIAN WILLIAM BETTSHis eyes were an index of the man, bold and possessive and unwavering.
THE HIGHGRADERWILLIAM MACLEOD RAINEThe possessive pronoun is used by French soldiers in addressing superior officers.
CONTES FRANAISDOUGLAS LABAREE BUFFUMBut the possessive pronoun rose readily to his lips when talk turned upon the land.
THE SURPRISES OF LIFEGEORGES CLEMENCEAUThereupon Flibbertigibbet beat upon her breast to indicate first person singular possessive.
FLAMSTED QUARRIESMARY E. WALLERAll the possessive pronominal forms except its and, in part, their and theirs, are also animate.
LANGUAGEEDWARD SAPIRWORDS RELATED TO POSSESSIVE
- anxious
- apprehensive
- attentive
- begrudging
- covetous
- demanding
- doubting
- emulous
- envious
- envying
- grabby
- grasping
- green-eyed
- grudging
- guarded
- intolerant
- invidious
- jaundiced
- mistrustful
- monopolizing
- possessive
- possessory
- protective
- questioning
- resentful
- rival
- skeptical
- solicitous
- suspicious
- vigilant
- watchful
- zealous
- adamant
- bound
- clinging
- coherent
- cohesive
- determined
- dogged
- fast
- firm
- forceful
- inflexible
- intransigent
- iron
- meaning business
- mulish
- obdurate
- obstinate
- persevering
- persistent
- persisting
- pertinacious
- possessive
- purposeful
- relentless
- resolute
- retentive
- set
- solid
- spunky
- stalwart
- staunch
- steadfast
- stout
- strong-willed
- stubborn
- sturdy
- sure
- tight
- tough
- true
- unforgetful
- unshakable
- unswerving
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