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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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    Patricia Nagy, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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    Emma Green, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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  • Two lawmakers used the practice in 2003 during a vote pertaining to Medicare, according to the Congressional Research Service.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025
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  • In other words, the same asset that feels untouchable when trying to borrow from a bank suddenly becomes fully visible when applying for student aid.
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“Appertain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appertain. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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