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to keep, control, or experience as one's own
we own a modest house and an equally modest car
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Recent Examples of owns
Sacramento County owns the bridge, which crosses Grizzly Slough near Walnut Grove.
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James Taylor, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has shown interest in a team in London; Qatar Sports Investment, the owners of soccer giant PSG, is eying one in Paris; and RedBird Capital, which owns AC Milan and is an investor in Paramount, wants a team in Milan.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Nexstar, which also owns KTLA-TV Channel 5 in Los Angeles, already is the nation’s largest station group.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
This college dropout is now the founder and owner of Beal Financial Corporation, which owns Beal Bank.
—Ella Gonzales
april 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Simon also owns SouthPark mall at 4400 Sharon Road with about 170 stores, and Concord Mills at 8111 Concord Mills Blvd.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Michele Perez, who owns or part-owns two homes in Hialeah, Villa Rosa III and The Palms, said Hernandez has placed DCF clients in her facilities, which accept people with mental illness who other owners reject.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Circle City Broadcasting's chief competitor in the Indianapolis TV market is Nexstar Media Group, which owns both Fox affiliate WXIN-TV Channel 59 and CBS affiliate WTTV-TV Channel 4.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Nell O’Dell’s family owns the inn that stands at the Golden Crossroads, the place where all proper magical quests must begin.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
James Taylor, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has shown interest in a team in London; Qatar Sports Investment, the owners of soccer giant PSG, is eying one in Paris; and RedBird Capital, which owns AC Milan and is an investor in Paramount, wants a team in Milan.
—Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Nexstar, which also owns KTLA-TV Channel 5 in Los Angeles, already is the nation’s largest station group.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
This college dropout is now the founder and owner of Beal Financial Corporation, which owns Beal Bank.
—Ella Gonzales
april 8, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Simon also owns SouthPark mall at 4400 Sharon Road with about 170 stores, and Concord Mills at 8111 Concord Mills Blvd.
—Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
Michele Perez, who owns or part-owns two homes in Hialeah, Villa Rosa III and The Palms, said Hernandez has placed DCF clients in her facilities, which accept people with mental illness who other owners reject.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
Circle City Broadcasting's chief competitor in the Indianapolis TV market is Nexstar Media Group, which owns both Fox affiliate WXIN-TV Channel 59 and CBS affiliate WTTV-TV Channel 4.
—Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Nell O’Dell’s family owns the inn that stands at the Golden Crossroads, the place where all proper magical quests must begin.
—Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for owns
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The park has a full-size soccer field, a sunken basketball court that doubles as a reservoir, a long wooden walkway raised above plantings and tall grasses, a community pavilion, a café, and a fifty-thousand-gallon cistern that captures rain for irrigation.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Messi, for example, has a lifetime deal with Adidas that will comfortably run into hundreds of millions of dollars, while Ronaldo signed a lifetime deal with Nike in 2016.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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When humming on both ends of the court, Michigan possesses a gear everyone else can only wish for.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Rising second-year stars Vernell Brown III and Dallas Wilson can stretch the field, but neither possesses the blazing speed of Singleton — a former Georgia 6A state champion at 100 and 400 meters.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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As private property, management retains the authority to deny requests to hold organized events or protests on site.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Despite sometimes disruptive infrastructure upgrades across town to handle the denser-than-ever crowds, the rapidly growing adventure capital retains corners of stillness and beauty.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Shumer enjoys having a physical representation of his AI personal assistant in his home.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The pope has ruled out the idea—asserted repeatedly by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth—that America’s campaign in Iran enjoys divine favor.—
Francis X. Rocca,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Owns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/owns. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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