change ownership

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Shadow-fleet vessels typically change ownership multiple times, relying on shell companies in places with loose registration regulations such as Dubai, Hong Kong and the Marshall Islands, to disguise the identities of their ultimate owners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

We all speak of real estate in terms of the real world assets that change ownership, or provide rental income for landlords and property owners.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

Mac & Jack’s is not the first Seattle-area brewing company to change ownership this year.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Part of the reason is that objects in French public collections are considered France’s property and cannot change ownership unless the return is voted into law — a cumbersome and time-consuming process.

From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2022

These latter stamps are extremely scarce, and change ownership for from �5 to �10 a copy.

From Peeps at Postage Stamps by Johnson, Stanley Currie