personal property

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Recent Examples of personal property By appearing harmless and blending in, these individuals bypass security and gain access to private spaces, putting residents and personal property at risk. Alex Vakulov, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025 But then, signs went up in the park and other Manhattan plazas, warning that camping, erecting tents, lying down, sleeping bags and the placement of personal property on the ground were prohibited. Karsten Moran, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025 Paul Kim, 36, was arrested Wednesday and charged with multiple state felonies, including three counts of arson, three counts of possession of an explosive device, five counts of shooting into a car and four counts of destroying personal property, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said. David K. Li, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025 State lawmakers in June met in a special session to make technical changes to the state’s system of valuing vehicles for personal property tax purposes. Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for personal property
Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal property
Noun
  • The challenge has always been to figure out how to personalize things without spending inordinate amounts of time and money mapping out every possible path a student might take.
    Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • However, Danish authorities have maintained possession of the two friends' passports, according to Ray's family.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Ankara hopes the new Trump administration will lift the ban by compromising over Turkey’s possession of those strategic Russian missiles.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When healthy, Cabrera possesses some of the most electric stuff in the game.
    Isaac Azout, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The shoe thing can be especially frustrating because finding a place on the far side of the security to sit down with all your stuff and re-tie your shoes isn’t always easy.
    Zach Wichter, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20property. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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