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was owning
  • past progressive of own.

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Their prize of 2024 was owning it all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

With an injury-affected team, this was their new manager's first group game in Europe - Europa League, September 2021 - and he was owning it, until he wasn't.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024

He no longer looked like he was having fun or was owning his opponents like he used to.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2024

“Defensively, our biggest thing was owning the line of scrimmage,” said Devin Lloyd, a Utah linebacker who had six tackles on Saturday.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2021

This was my truth and I was owning it.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon