as in to have
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
she possesses a keen insight into people
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Recent Examples of possess
Adults 21 and up would be authorized to possess up to one gram of psilocybin, one gram of psilocyn, one gram of dimethyltryptamine, 18 grams of mescaline and and 30 grams of ibogaine.
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
What’s seldom discussed are the courts themselves which, sure, follow strict dimensions, but can possess variances other than surface.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
Regulations, and the entirely regulatory process, almost always tend to favor the incumbent institutions that possess the personnel, payroll, and lobbying mechanisms to help develop and curate policy discussions.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
But foreign experts say the test failed to show North Korea has mastered some of the last remaining technological hurdles to possess functioning ICBMs that can strike the mainland United States.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
What’s seldom discussed are the courts themselves which, sure, follow strict dimensions, but can possess variances other than surface.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2024
Regulations, and the entirely regulatory process, almost always tend to favor the incumbent institutions that possess the personnel, payroll, and lobbying mechanisms to help develop and curate policy discussions.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
But foreign experts say the test failed to show North Korea has mastered some of the last remaining technological hurdles to possess functioning ICBMs that can strike the mainland United States.
—Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Australia’s defense spending exceeds the two-percent threshold and the country has big increases planned for the future, but defense experts in Australia have warned that these increases are all scheduled several years from now, which may be too late to deter Chinese belligerence in the near term.Michael Green, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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The hallway also has an ironwork staircase leading upstairs and a stair opposite going down to the kitchen.Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Nov. 2024
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In America, no incumbent party with presidential approval ratings as low as Biden’s has ever retained power.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
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In some good news, Nvidia is upgrading the Priority tier for GeForce Now to support a higher display resolution while retaining the $9.99 cost.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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TikTok, a social media app, is owned by Chinese company ByteDance and is known to collect users’ data.Rachel Royster, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Erik Hart and his partner, who owns a home across the street from the site, arrived in the area near the explosion around 4:10 p.m. after getting a call from their tenant saying an impact caused the home’s windows to shatter.Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2024
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Have a great day, drive safely, and enjoy the ride, as the future looks nice and bright – Tony the Car Guy.Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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And to celebrate Over the Garden Wall’s milestone, McHale and his team created a three-minute short for fans to enjoy.Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Possess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possess. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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