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as in to belong
to be the property of a person or group of persons the doctrine that the swath of land between the Atlantic and the Pacific naturally appertained to the United States

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Recent Examples of appertain Ah, but a, b, and c above do not appertain to cancer. John Rosemond, charlotteobserver, 11 May 2017
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  • On the top of the recycling container is a graphic design showing both in words and pictures what belongs in the recycling bin and what should go in the garbage can.
    Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2025
  • Its rainforests are legendary, but there’s more beyond the jungles of Costa Rica that belong at the top of your list.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 8 July 2025
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  • This may seem a generous assessment—a prudent forecast would be crazy-high intoxication, at a minimum—but this pertains to the have-it-large contingent, which is relatively small.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 July 2025
  • One of the most perplexing and detrimental aesthetic choices implemented here pertains to the emblematic animals in Dora’s purview.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 July 2025
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  • Among them, 42% of reported drowning deaths were vehicle related.
    Bethany Blankley, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
  • The death is unrelated to a recent die-off of prairie dogs in the area, which may also be plague-related.
    Stephanie Innes, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
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  • As my Organizational Behavior professor at INSEAD, Kets de Vries challenged us to think about how to apply principles, not just learn them.
    Melanie Hughes, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • The same applies to travelers with mobility concerns.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2025

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“Appertain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appertain. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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