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appertains

verb

present tense third-person singular of appertain

as in belongs

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 pertains

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

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And The Workforce Together HR expertise belongs on boards because workforce transformation is no longer only about people.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
The freedom of a solo game day The best part of showing up alone is that the day belongs entirely to you.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026

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Starting next month, the law will prohibit the sale of any food product that isn’t labeled with either phrase — this pertains to products manufactured on or after July 1, 2026.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
The arguments stem from a pretrial motion in which Judge Weeks directed that testimony be limited to only what pertains to the charge at hand, involving the retaliation against James Saulter.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 June 2026

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Broadway refers specifically to the 41 professional theaters located in the Theater District near Times Square in New York City, each with a minimum of 500 seats.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
The next justice to receive the application always refers it to the full court.

— Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026

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