as in possession
transportable items that one owns
the museum's holdings of ancient manuscripts are among the rarest in the world
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Noun
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Messi is still quick, not as quick as before, but enough to gain advantages in possession.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
14 June 2025 -
And among the most highly prized of the possessions taken in these raids—clearly, as Agamemnon and Achilles’ reactions show when they’re faced with losing them—are the women.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 June 2025
Noun
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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
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As a business owner, higher profit margins, all other things being equal, are more valuable.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Make Bezos send wet places salad spinners to dry out stuff.—
Patricia Marx,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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And the ability to miss bats and throw quality stuff that was just so much better than everybody else’s stuff at that time.—
Mitch Light,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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“Holdings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/holdings. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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