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pos·sess·ing

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  1. List of paraphrases for "possessing":

    possession, owning, possess

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  1. Eugène Delacroix:

    What makes men of genius, or rather, what they make, is not new ideas, it is that idea -- possessing them -- that what has been said has still not been said enough.

  2. 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?

  3. Albert Einstein:

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

  4. David Bennett:

    In over 40 years, I cannot recall ever having seen another Burmese ruby of this exceptional size possessing such outstanding colour.

  5. Christopher Cook:

    How did he get the gun ? That's something that we want answers for, we are sick and tired of children in our community coming into contact with firearms and possessing them and using them in these types of manners.


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