as in owners
one who has a legal or rightful claim to ownership
she was the possessor of several acres of land in the country
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Noun
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His relatives had been minority owners of the New York Giants, before the move to San Francisco.—
Ben McGrath,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026 -
Pratt, wife Heidi Montag and more than a dozen additional property owners, blamed the city of Los Angeles and the Department of Water and Power for causing damages to their homes in a lawsuit filed earlier this year.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
17 May 2026
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According to the outlet, documents filed on May 14 list both Prince William, 43, and Princess Kate, 44, as the proprietors of the lease on Forest Lodge in Windsor Great Park.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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To fix this, the proprietors built Circolo Golf Villa d’Este, an 18-hole course inspired by the era’s best English clubs and opened it in 1926.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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“Possessors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/possessors. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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