as in things
transportable items that one owns
any personal property that is left in the lockers overnight will be impounded
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Recent Examples of personal property
Commercial, industrial and personal property owners can proceed directly to the Michigan Tax Tribunal if preferred.
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Police described the Htag as similar to an Apple AirTag, a device commonly used to track personal property or individuals.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
In a 2024 interview, managing partner Gerald Singleton said the majority of his clients are homeowners or renters who lost personal property in the fire.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Sunday, the robber came up to a 23-year-old passenger on the train at the North/Clybourn station on the Near North Side, and yelled profanities at the passenger before punching him and taking his personal property, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Police described the Htag as similar to an Apple AirTag, a device commonly used to track personal property or individuals.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
In a 2024 interview, managing partner Gerald Singleton said the majority of his clients are homeowners or renters who lost personal property in the fire.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Sunday, the robber came up to a 23-year-old passenger on the train at the North/Clybourn station on the Near North Side, and yelled profanities at the passenger before punching him and taking his personal property, police said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for personal property
Noun
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Fact-check things on social media before reposting them, using sources that provide links to original documents.—
Brenda Looper,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Kisilevych noted that some Ukrainians are promised that if things go wrong, they will be exchanged for Ukrainian citizens held as prisoners of war by Russia.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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City had 61 per cent possession and their passing accuracy in the final third was 84 per cent before the break compared to Liverpool’s dismal 43 per cent.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The control does not have to be an arrest or physical possession of a person.—
Matthew Cupelli,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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Documents ranged from official descriptions of the cotton experiment led by engineer Eduardo Chávez on the Mexican side of the US-Mexico border to inventories listing of the belongings carried by deportees returning to Mexico.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
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Deep pockets on either side offer ample space to hold your belongings, and the super-stretchy, soft fabric will become a favorite for maintaining full-day comfort.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Feb. 2026
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But nothing could have prepared viewers for the movie's ending, as an unfinished screenplay became the stuff of nightmares — literally and figuratively.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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The way it's organized, the amount of words on a recipe website - all of that is there because people believe that the Google search algorithm will favor that stuff.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Personal property.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/personal%20property. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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