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  1. posseses 5.88%
  2. possesse 2.35%
  3. Other 91.77%

Definitions of possess

verb

  1. have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
  2. have ownership or possession of
  3. enter into and control, as of emotions or ideas

Examples of possess

  1. He's not the fastest player on the books and occasionally he can be a bit casual and sometimes gets caught in possession.
  2. It is a system that is alive, whether or not it possesses all the attributes needed for an organism.
  3. I promise that I won't let him gain possession of the map.

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