as in control
the state or fact of owning something
Home ownership is on the rise in this country. The café is now under new ownership.
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Recent Examples of ownership
In 1992, the franchise’s initial ownership group, which included Charlie as a limited partner, paid $95 million to field an expansion team.
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
Over the past couple of years, their paths would converge on occasion after Winn rejoined the organization as a roving instructor/pro scout and Posey bought into the ownership group.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
This nation cannot remain a world power and a robust model democracy without a broad sense of ownership in our military.
—Lonnie Groot, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
In reality, the legislation would transfer ownership of the land from the federal government to the city, paving the way for eventual development.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2025
Over the past couple of years, their paths would converge on occasion after Winn rejoined the organization as a roving instructor/pro scout and Posey bought into the ownership group.
—Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
This nation cannot remain a world power and a robust model democracy without a broad sense of ownership in our military.
—Lonnie Groot, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
In reality, the legislation would transfer ownership of the land from the federal government to the city, paving the way for eventual development.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ownership
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Kurt’s key takeaways These health and fitness advancements not only highlight the increasing synergy between technology and wellness, but also empower individuals to take control of their well-being in transformative ways.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Instead of bewildering noobs with a million settings and onboard tutorials, this 12 x 11 x 16-inch tank of a machine keeps it simple with easily accessible controls for things like temperature and dose volume for extraction, and run time for the onboard grinder.Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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But some industry experts are suspicious of this upstairs/downstairs approach to inn keeping.Carley Thornell, Robb Report, 31 Dec. 2024
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Blackfish became a phenomenon and even influenced numerous laws around the globe that regulated the treatment and legality of keeping and breeding orcas.Keith Langston, People.com, 28 Dec. 2024
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In 1961, the Soviet Union’s Yuri Gagarin became the first man up there, sparking an immediate bidding war with the US for proprietorship of the moon.Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 July 2024
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The American antimonopoly vision also played a foundational role in the decades-long fight to break the slave power, which many Americans considered a monopolistic threat to the system of small proprietorship that the U.S. government had cultivated.Barry C. Lynn, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
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What’s changed is the Leafs are no longer a possession team (24th in the league).James Mirtle, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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According to Second Spectrum, the Warriors scored just 0.83 points per possession on 53 half-court possessions against the Heat’s zone defense.Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The day’s return to the traditional peaceful transfer of presidential power comes as Trump prepares to take office in two weeks with the political wind at his back.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
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But an earlier showdown over offshore drilling in other waters provided a test of presidential powers, Book explained.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Ownership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ownership. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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