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Recent Examples of chattel In addition to the count for injunctive relief — which was filed against all the defendants — counts of conversion, trespass to chattel and battery were filed against Belanski. Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024 Campbell’s freeing of two Black men appeared in a Carroll County chattel and bond book in 1864. Mary Ann Ashcraft, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2024 So human chattel became a big export for Virginia, Kimball said. Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 26 July 2024 To survive, Furiosa escapes her would-be molester by obscuring her identity and joining the ranks of the Citadel’s chattel workers. Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 15 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for chattel 
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Noun
  • On a whaling ship in 1823, former slave Betsey Stockton journeyed to Hawai‘i as the first African American woman and missionary to set foot on the islands.
    Malik Peay, AFAR Media, 3 Feb. 2025
  • That is the dilemma facing Black people in America who arrived on slave ships and Native Americans whose land was taken by force.
    Willie Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • United had the lion’s share of possession (67 per cent) and more shots (10 to seven) during the first half but did not put an attempt on target until Bruno Fernandes got on the end of a counter-attacking move in the 50th minute.
    Carl Anka, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Building a larger garage that has ample space for your car, light truck, and lots of other possessions might only cost you $45 more per month on a mortgage payment.
    Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Prices probably won’t rise immediately on stuff coming into the United States from China — goods have been warehoused without the additional 10% tariff for quite some time.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
  • And — hello, the classic law of demand from economics — when stuff gets cheaper, people tend to use or consume more of it.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025

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“Chattel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chattel. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

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