as in relinquishment
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Noun
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Benjamin qualified for the national bee by winning the San Diego County Scripps Regional Spelling Bee in March, correctly spelling kenosis, the relinquishment of divine attributes by Jesus Christ in becoming human, in the 23rd round.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026 -
Gavi’s relinquishment of her Florida license is pending final approval from the state nursing board.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
Noun
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He was eventually talked into surrendering.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Anderson has spent her career making albums, visual art, and films that deal with the surrendering of humanity to technology, loss, and even Amelia Earhart.—
David Harris,
SPIN,
11 May 2026
Noun
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So yeah, there was this painful past of dispossession and disease and sickness and population loss.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 May 2026
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This is an evolving machinery in which datafication facilitates dispossession.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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“Nonpossession.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonpossession. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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