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appertained

verb

past tense of appertain

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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as in related

to have a relation or connection list some of the things appertaining to public health

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Aaron Philo threw an inexplicable underhanded interception while scrambling under pressure, a decision that belonged in a blooper reel.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026
The car can accelerate from zero-60 in less than a second and perform feats that once belonged in science fiction.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026

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This combination of electrical and plasma-related effects gives the material its antibacterial properties.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Howard County officials are recommending major changes to how police and emergency responders handle mental health and disability-related crises following the deadly police shooting of a 25-year-old man with autism.

— CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

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The district has not confirmed nor denied previous reporting from WSOC-TV that the investigation pertained to contracts with some of Hill’s former colleagues.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
Both pertained to the same player in a way that had some believing there could be an easy out to fill out a Heat roster thinned by the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026

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Murphy’s office referred back to the statement sent following his release from the hospital when asked about additional updates on his health and recovery.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 11 Nov. 2026
When reached for comment on Wednesday, the White House referred Newsweek to the letter from White House counsel.

— Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026

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