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 just 19 years old, JuJu Watkins has not only solidified a financially prosperous future, but secured herself as a leader in the future of women’s basketball, joining the ownership group of Unrivaled, the 3-on-3 women’s basketball league that will make its debut in January.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
Rene's Bakery reopens in Broad Ripple Founder Albert 'Rene' Trevino stepped down from running the bakery amid a battle with cancer, but a longtime employee and industry veteran decided to take over ownership.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
Congress passed the Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act earlier this year over concerns that the app's Chinese ownership presented a national security risk.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Italy’s second-largest bank said its ownership now consists of a 9.5% direct stake and around 18.5% through derivative instruments.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
Rene's Bakery reopens in Broad Ripple Founder Albert 'Rene' Trevino stepped down from running the bakery amid a battle with cancer, but a longtime employee and industry veteran decided to take over ownership.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024
Congress passed the Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act earlier this year over concerns that the app's Chinese ownership presented a national security risk.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Italy’s second-largest bank said its ownership now consists of a 9.5% direct stake and around 18.5% through derivative instruments.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ownership
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Ward is under team control for 2025 and 2026, so the Blue Jays would have him for two seasons.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Pilgrims submitted to security controls before entering the Holy Door, amid new security fears following a deadly Christmas market attack in Germany.Silvia Stellacci and Colleen Barry, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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And though the plot of her life may have run away from her, her diary keeping imposes order once again.Rhian Sasseen, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024
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Los Alamitos coach Nate Berger said the coaching staff has stressed the importance of keeping focused in the final minutes of games.Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 6 Dec. 2024
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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 American antimonopoly vision also played a foundational role in the decades-long fight to break the slave power, which many Americans considered a monopolistic threat to the system of small proprietorship that the U.S. government had cultivated.Barry C. Lynn, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
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During their first offensive possession in their 27-19 victory, the Kansas City Chiefs faced a crucial 4th and 1.Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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King appreciatively recounts the casualness with which Handel took on grand projects, including the libretto by Jennens, which in 1741 Handel had had in his possession for months before deciding, during an engagement in Dublin, to give it a whirl.Bob Blaisdell, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
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The government typically classifies border protection, medical care, air traffic control, law enforcement, and power grid maintenance as essential.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
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Plyometrics is a type of exercise that involves quickly stretching and contracting muscles to create explosive movements with bodyweight resistance, increasing muscle power.Sherri Gordon, Health, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Ownership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ownership. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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