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
This growth has been bolstered by Vision 2030 reforms that will allow freehold ownership for foreigners starting in 2026.
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
The case could become a major test of how Section 203 applies to 1980s-era contracts and how loan-out corporations affect writers’ ability to reclaim ownership of their original works.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Jackson wanted to buy out Anthony's contract, but ownership declined.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
By giving young people real ownership of climate solutions, Green Crew transforms environmental action into a form of therapy.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
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Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
The case could become a major test of how Section 203 applies to 1980s-era contracts and how loan-out corporations affect writers’ ability to reclaim ownership of their original works.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Jackson wanted to buy out Anthony's contract, but ownership declined.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
By giving young people real ownership of climate solutions, Green Crew transforms environmental action into a form of therapy.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ownership
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On the table before the two leaders, who met at Busan’s Gimhae Air Base, were a range of thorny issues including tariffs, China’s sweeping export controls on rare earths, US restrictions on Chinese access to American high-tech, and China’s role in the illicit fentanyl trade.—
Betsy Klein,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Narrative has a seemingly relentless, ungovernable momentum, but humans retain a control over war stories that does not extend to war itself.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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Several safety features — including driver distraction alert and lane keeping — can’t be permanently disabled.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
23 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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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 Maldives also maintains a complete ban on the import, sale, distribution, possession and use of electronic cigarettes and vaping products, regardless of age.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Rainbows have been effective in the red zone, scoring on 97% of their possessions inside the 20-yard line.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Satire is brilliant for exposing the folly of humans, especially those in power and those working in bad faith—the hypocrites and the frauds—and can be particularly potent when set in irrational or dystopic times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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The software, called VenApp, was originally launched by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in 2022 as a hybrid application, integrating a messaging service with a helpline for people to report issues with utility services, such as power outages and water disruptions.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Ownership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ownership. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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