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Possession

/pəˈzɛʃən/
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(noun) A control or occupancy of something for which one does not necessarily have private property rights.

Prospect is often better than possession.
Possession is nine-tenths of the law.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The antique clock had been in the family's ____ for over a hundred years before being sold.

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