private ownership

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The document reaffirms the Catholic tradition’s defense of private ownership while emphasizing its social responsibilities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The Abersoch beach huts, along with a section of land directly in front of them, are under private ownership, and Cyngor Gwynedd is not involved or responsible for digging the huts out of the sand.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Many of the midsize manufacturers for which Germany is famed are innovators in highly specialized technologies, but they lack the expertise to broaden their product lines, and private ownership limits their ability to finance expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

As these agencies flounder, turning their lands over to private administration — to timber, mineral and oil extraction or to private ownership and development — will begin to seem logical and even appealing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025

He had reduced private ownership of land, nationalized certain sectors of the economy, pioneered rapid industrialization, democratized education, and built a modem army.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela