Definition of appertainnext
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as in to belong
to be the property of a person or group of persons the doctrine that the swath of land between the Atlantic and the Pacific naturally appertained to the United States

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Verb
  • The Interstate Commission of Nurse Licensure Compact, a group of states which share some licensing authority and to which Florida belongs, has flagged people whose names the FBI has identified as part of Operation Nightingale.
    Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
  • These visionary artist‑activists have created performances binding Jewish wisdom with ecological awareness, exploring renewal, belonging, and resilience in the face of the ecological crisis, the news release stated.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
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  • According to the document, the recall pertains to 144,049 models built between September 2022 and February 2026.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 9 May 2026
  • Rebecca Green, a law professor and director of the Election Law Program at William & Mary Law School in Virginia, said the court there rejected the redistricting plan based on narrow grounds pertaining to Virginia law on amending the state Constitution, which doesn’t apply in California.
    Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
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  • The spatial distance and how closely the mushrooms are genetically related also seem to be factors.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
  • Last year, out of 111 fatalities across the state, 102 were speed-related.
    Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026
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  • The ruling only applies to two companies and Washington state, but the decision could prompt more legal challenges.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • This article was generated by the CA Earthquake Bot, software that analyzes structured information, such as data, and applies it to articles based on templates created by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
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“Appertain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appertain. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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