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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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Recent Examples of appertain Ah, but a, b, and c above do not appertain to cancer. John Rosemond, charlotteobserver, 11 May 2017
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Verb
  • Others argue that the play doesn’t belong in football.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
  • The bulk of any tangible argument lay in whether the play belonged in football.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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  • But those costs wouldn’t pertain to certain eligible students.
    Juan Ortega, Sun Sentinel, 16 May 2025
  • One of them pertained to McIlroy and his success at this track.
    Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
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  • Investigators suspected the two killings were related but ran out of leads and the cases went cold.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 May 2025
  • Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The $30 cost includes all fees, but not taxes as applicable according to city, state and venue and applies to amphitheater shows throughout the U.S. and Canada.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 15 May 2025
  • The liquid, applied with a brush, works best for full nail coverage, especially on larger nailbeds.
    Lauren Paige Richeson, Health, 14 May 2025

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“Appertain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appertain. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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