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Meanings of possession in English

Russian
владение мячом
Catalan
possessió
Wikidata

Control of a ball or implement of play by a sports team.

        Related terms
        владение мячом
        Catalan
        força de voluntat

        The trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior.

            força de voluntat
            Portuguese
            possessão
            Catalan
            tinença
            Spanish
            propiedad

            The act of having and controlling property.

                  possessão
                  Portuguese
                  monomania
                  Catalan
                  monomania

                  A mania restricted to one thing or idea.

                        monomania
                        Usage of possession in English
                        1
                        Challenge from Hetherington was fair in normal course of competition for possession.
                        News.com.au
                        2
                        It gave Utah State possession at the New Mexico State 24-yard line.
                        Reuters
                        3
                        Perhaps they explain all cases of what used to be called possession.
                        The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
                        4
                        Singer George Michael was today charged with possession of cannabis, police said.
                        The Irish Times
                        5
                        Finally one may, among all these, cite a clear case of possession.
                        Down There
                        6
                        A possession from him does remain; widely scattered; yet attainable; not inconsiderable.
                        The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain ...
                        7
                        The following year he was fined for possession of an illegal weapon.
                        The girl who played with fire
                        8
                        Ross has previously been arrested for marijuana possession, according to media reports.
                        Reuters
                        9
                        The enemy are in possession of the heights of Fredericksburg in force.
                        The Campaign of Chancellorsville
                        10
                        Was he perhaps in possession of ruinous information about those in power?
                        The gates of november
                        11
                        For three days the conflagration remained alone in possession of the capital.
                        World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France
                        12
                        The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713 found the French still in possession.
                        The Story of Newfoundland
                        13
                        His teams value possession, waiting and waiting for an opportunity to arise.
                        News.com.au
                        14
                        The Global Times, a Communist party-run tabloid, said China's players dominated possession.
                        The Guardian
                        15
                        He has been charged with possession of a controlled substance, police said.
                        Reuters
                        16
                        Only seven people have been imprisoned this year for possession of marijuana.
                        Radio NZ
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