as in control
the state or fact of owning something
Home ownership is on the rise in this country. The café is now under new ownership.
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Recent Examples of ownership
At the same time, residents have endured a tax foreclosure crisis and, decades before that, the city of Detroit was redlined, a practice by government appraisers that led to neighborhood segregation, disinvestment and stripped Black people of home ownership opportunities.
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Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Beyond that, dog ownership costs averaged $2,489 per year in 2023—and with inflation, those expenses are only expected to rise.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Oates works in commercial real estate and is part of the Sacramento Kings’ ownership group.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
In September, Pepsi divested its ownership of Rockstar Energy in the U.S. and Canada to rival energy drink maker Celsius.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2025
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Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Beyond that, dog ownership costs averaged $2,489 per year in 2023—and with inflation, those expenses are only expected to rise.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Oates works in commercial real estate and is part of the Sacramento Kings’ ownership group.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
In September, Pepsi divested its ownership of Rockstar Energy in the U.S. and Canada to rival energy drink maker Celsius.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ownership
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Developed by AheadForm Technology, the robot offers up to 30 degrees of freedom, powered by a precise control system and an advanced AI learning algorithm.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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Today, many of those sales happen with little or no record-keeping.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Station keeping The Expedition 73 crewmates also took part in activities to maintain the space station's systems and prepare for future research.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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True Detective's Cary Joji Fukunaga directed the film, but since Craig's departure and the recent shake-up in proprietorship, no new Bond or Bond director has yet been announced.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 Mar. 2025
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In 1961, the Soviet Union’s Yuri Gagarin became the first man up there, sparking an immediate bidding war with the US for proprietorship of the moon.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
8 July 2024
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The Commanders were forced to punt on the ensuing possession after the touchdown, and the Bears got the ball back but went three-and-out, giving it right back to the Commanders.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Rates in major cities like Milan, Paris and New York are at all-time highs, and guests are increasingly prioritizing experiences over possessions.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The last airstrikes in Kabul by a foreign power were in 2022 when the US killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, according to ACLED data, Pandya said.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
15 Oct. 2025
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Recovering and processing that gas, instead of wasting it, could ease Iraq's chronic power shortages.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Ownership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ownership. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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