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pos·sess·ing

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  1. Possessing

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of possessing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of possessing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of possessing in a Sentence

  1. Francis M. Faber Jr.:

    Shipbuilders in their time period referred to certain parts of a ship as the 'forepeak'. Were there any viable restrictions which prevented a sailing vessel from possessing more than 'fore'; mayhaps five or ten of such peaks?

  2. George Pell:

    It is important to point out that the Vatican is not broke ... the Holy See is paying its way, while possessing substantial assets and investments.

  3. Dorothy Sayers, Gaudy Night:

    To be possessed is an admirable reason for possessing.

  4. Albert Einstein:

    As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.

  5. The Justice Department:

    Plaintiffs asserted that the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Checks System (NICS) failed to timely discover that the shooter was a person prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm, plaintiffs alleged that because of this delay, the shooter was able to purchase the handgun that he used to commit the atrocity.

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