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appertaining

verb

present participle of appertain

as in belonging

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 relating

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

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With membership fees driving nearly two-thirds of Costco’s profits in 2025, belonging fuels its business model.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026
Kamila has created a film that is profoundly Indonesian in its setting and perspective, while speaking to universal experiences of trauma, resilience and the search for belonging.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

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The web portal will launch with a glossary of some 180 terms pertaining to AI designed to bring standardization to what has been an unruly moving target.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Those are some of the main items pertaining to working conditions that were codified in a memorandum of understanding between the NHL and NHL Players’ Association in June 2025.

— Chris Johnston, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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That scrutiny has been applied to researchers applying for new grants as well.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, another sign that layoffs remain rare and most Americans enjoy job security.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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