of, belonging to, or associated in some way with us
our best vodka
our parents are good to us
belonging to or associated with all people or people in general
our nearest planet is Venus
a formal word for my used by editors or other writers, and monarchs
informal (often sarcastic) used instead of your
are our feet hurting?
dialect belonging to the family of the speaker
it's our Sandra's birthday tomorrow
See me.
See -or 1.
before 900; Middle English oure, Old English ūre, suppletive genitive plural of wē we from same base as ūs us
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“We are cooperating with authorities at our Garden Grove facility and will continue to do so,” a spokesperson of GKN Aerospace, which operates the facility, said in an email statement.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
"We are a sports organisation. We try to do our best with the means that we have."
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
“We are positive on our data-center power/cooling names…our price targets imply about 30% to 40% upside,” wrote analyst Varun Govindaraj, adding they have technical advantages.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
“And it’s absolutely required in our industry to have an adequate level of profit to be able to continue to invest.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“You and I made the journey together. Just like the trek you made with Grandpa. We did it together—it’s our land together.”
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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