appertained

Definition of appertainednext
past tense of appertain
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as in belonged
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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  • Her central downtown location, which is around the block from the Camden County Police Department, protects some of the children who, at one point, belonged in gangs.
    Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Through archival footage, interviews and his own reflective narration, the film traces a life spent insisting that gay experience belonged not in code but in full daylight.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
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  • Early evidence from the CDC analysis, which has not been made public, suggests the outbreaks are not related, according to two sources who have seen the data.
    Reuters 20 hr ago, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
  • According to their joint Instagram post, Kebe introduced Michael to the genre, and he's become an expert in everything Bravo-related.
    Emily J. Shiffer, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
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  • As one of his opening acts in office, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swiftly reversed every executive order his predecessor, Eric Adams, signed after his indictment on federal corruption charges, including two that pertained to Israel.
    Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Reporters determined the spending pertained to the governor’s campaign against the amendments using a number of factors, including emails between the state and advertising firms, and the size and timing of the contracts.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
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  • Macro factors like lower consumer demand, higher material and labor costs, and a trend in consumer trade-down to lower margin tire products have applied significant margin and growth pressure.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
  • And some Venezuelans, who applied to renew earlier this year, had their TPS extended through early April.
    Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
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  • The lawsuit is pending and a judge has referred it to mediation.
    Lucas Waldron, ProPublica, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Bayron-Velez referred questions about the fine and surgery to his lawyer, who didn’t return an email from the Miami Herald.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Appertained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appertained. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.

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