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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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Tasks that belonged together had become separate obligations, each carrying the emotional weight of an unfinished thing.

— Morissa Schwartz, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
A little Pi can now run technology that not very long ago belonged firmly in the expensive category.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 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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Fundora found room for uppercuts inside and applied pressure through the middle rounds before delivering the decisive left in the final second.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
It must now be applied to those making products that could shape the future of humanity itself.

— Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of applied

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Reached by phone, Kerry Gladden, the village’s public information officer, referred questions to an attorney, who did not answer them.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Jason Hobick, the company’s vice president of development, referred The Star to a statement the city of Lee’s Summit released on Tuesday.

— Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

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