as in to have
to keep, control, or experience as one's own
she possesses a keen insight into people
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Recent Examples of possess
As part of the plea deal, the judge barred Moore from using drugs or alcohol, possessing firearms, or having any contact with the victim and ordered him to continue counseling.
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Money will likely play an outsized role in determining the final outcome, particularly benefiting candidates like Tom Steyer and Matt Mahan who possess the financial resources to blanket the state with advertising in the final weeks of the campaign.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Head coach Jeff Hafley has expressed a preference for athletic quarterbacks, and this draft only possesses a few.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
California became the first state to pass a medical cannabis law in 1996, allowing qualified patients to grow, possess and use cannabis for medical purposes.
—Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
Money will likely play an outsized role in determining the final outcome, particularly benefiting candidates like Tom Steyer and Matt Mahan who possess the financial resources to blanket the state with advertising in the final weeks of the campaign.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
Head coach Jeff Hafley has expressed a preference for athletic quarterbacks, and this draft only possesses a few.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
California became the first state to pass a medical cannabis law in 1996, allowing qualified patients to grow, possess and use cannabis for medical purposes.
—Lucy Xiaolu Wang, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
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The bank had around $50 billion in exposure to private credit in the first quarter, part of its broader lending to non-bank financial institutions, according to Reuters.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2026
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Aged 33, the Belgian still has plenty of years ahead of him but in Friday night’s semi-final against PSG, Navarro showed the future is bright in that position for the Spanish club.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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Secure systems like these are often set to expunge questions and answers from their memory once a session is done, so classified information is neither used for later training nor retained in any memory.—
Erik German,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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Lowry hit the cup-retaining putt at the Ryder Cup last year at Bethpage after spending most of the weekend partnered with McIlroy.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Investigators were hoping to speak to whoever owned or drove a vehicle caught on camera at a nearby parking lot.—
Matthew Ablon,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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At Pompeii the poster for the forthcoming show of Marcus Mesonius listed the names of each pair, their type of equipment, their victories, and noted those that came from one of the prestigious schools owned by the emperor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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Drexel Hill Little League says this night every year teaches the kids to overcome adversity, be a team player, and most of all enjoy themselves, because that's what the game of baseball is all about.—
Kerri Corrado,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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Creators on DeviantArt enjoy the convenience, security, and user-friendliness of modern internet retail platforms combined with the broad reach and audience-building features of mainstream social media.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Possess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possess. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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