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
The measure would allow many Cuban Americans to take legal ownership of a large chunk of the sprawling small private enterprises that have flourished on the island that have already been getting funding discreetly from Miami, but are under the names of relatives and friends on the island.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
The structure, called the Participating Regional Operator model, allowed local owners in the highly fragmented industry to swap ownership in their properties for equity in NSA, while maintaining their local branding.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Vega said at the meeting that FNA petitioned the Lake County Circuit Court to grant it a deed to the property, thereby transferring ownership.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Serino Coyne’s transition to private ownership under Upshaw follows its sale by parent company Omnicom, which purchased the agency in 2003.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
The structure, called the Participating Regional Operator model, allowed local owners in the highly fragmented industry to swap ownership in their properties for equity in NSA, while maintaining their local branding.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Vega said at the meeting that FNA petitioned the Lake County Circuit Court to grant it a deed to the property, thereby transferring ownership.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Serino Coyne’s transition to private ownership under Upshaw follows its sale by parent company Omnicom, which purchased the agency in 2003.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ownership
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But that 34-day war only further enhanced Hezbollah’s position in Lebanon as a powerful armed militia, operating outside of government reach while at the same time — particularly since 2008 – actually being part of the government and having effective control over it.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Wall Dancers traces how freedom and state control evolved online — a dynamic that may influence the artificial intelligence race.—
Timothy McLaughlin,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
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Allison Prater, a meteorologist with the weather service, said since record-keeping began in 1899, the average arrival of the first 90-degree day at DFW International Airport is April 18.—
Julia James,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The West has just experienced its warmest winter since record-keeping began in 1895.—
Jonathan Thompson,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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Those colours, as worn by Newton Heath — the club formed in 1878 who became Manchester United in 1902 — would become a symbol of the fight against the Glazers’ proprietorship.—
Chris McKenna,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Last month, prosecutors dropped all of the charges except for one count each of grand theft, organized scheme to defraud and proprietorship by non-dentists.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026
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And the 6-9, 250-pound Boozer started to act like his brother Cayden, getting the ball up top in a point forward role on several possessions and then driving downhill.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
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The Gators can have that effect, simply sucking the will out of opponents with two, three, four shots in a possession, but the making of this machine is significantly more complex.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2026
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Fully built out, the data center will pull a gigawatt from Arkansas' power grid, which is enough to power approximately 750,000 homes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Archaeologists discovered two astonishing Iron Age hoards in North Yorkshire, one of them being the largest ever found in British history, which has changed the historical understanding of wealth and power in pre-Roman Britain.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Ownership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ownership. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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