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seizure

noun as in convulsive attack

noun as in capture, taking

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That would be lovely if it were true — and that should be the metric we’re going for, reducing deaths, instead of the disproportionate focus on border seizures and arrests, which can be counterproductive.

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"Eli Katoa was taken to hospital after suffering seizure activity on the bench during the second half of yesterday's Pacific Championships match between Tonga and New Zealand," his club Melbourne Storm said in a statement.

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A recent study by Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said that the state ranked third nationwide in terms of seizures of clandestine synthetic-drug labs.

The mayor frequently criticized Sheinbaum for not doing more to confront cartels, even though there has been a decrease in homicides and an uptick in drug seizures and arrests since she took office.

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Unfair government seizure of private property is all too common, so a victory by the Henry family in New Jersey is cause for satisfaction.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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