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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of possesses in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of possesses in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of possesses in a Sentence

  1. Friedrich Nietzsche:

    Open still remains a free life for great souls. Verily, he who possesses little is so much the less possessed: blessed be moderate poverty!

  2. Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel:

    There is no military solution to this. We are up against an ideology, we are up against a reality, a set of dynamics we've never seen before -- sophistication of social media, the military prowess, the tactical strategic prowess that ISIS possesses, the funding.

  3. Paul Klee:

    Color possesses me. I don't have to pursue it. It will possess me always, I know it. That is the meaning of this happy hour: Color and I are one. I am a painter.

  4. Khalil Gibran:

    Love possesses not nor will it be possessed, for love is sufficient unto love.

  5. Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel:

    I always thought that we needed to more clearly define our political strategy along with our military strategy, there is no military solution to this. We are up against an ideology, we are up against a reality, a set of dynamics we've never seen before -- sophistication of social media, the military prowess, the tactical strategic prowess that ISIS possesses, the funding.

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