as in belongings
transportable items that one owns
packed up all her chattels and moved to a new state
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However, Danish authorities have maintained possession of the two friends' passports, according to Ray's family.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025 -
That weakness was on full display on consecutive defensive possessions in the first quarter on Friday.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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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
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All of this stuff goes back to last year’s legal challenge against the legality of the Premier League’s APT regulations, which was, legally, entirely separate to the ongoing saga related to the 130 charges against City.—
Sam Lee,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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This is stuff that happens in our business all the time.—
Fred Bronson,
Billboard,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Chattels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chattels. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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