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expropriation

NOUN
seizure
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Some 72% wanted higher taxes introduced for those with 10 or more properties; 76% wanted limits on short-term tourist accommodation; and 40% supported the expropriation of empty homes.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Despite neo-Nazis frequently flocking to the address, its last private owner, Gerlinde Pommer, vetoed any transformation of the house and contested its expropriation by the state until the very end.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

As directors of the company Mr. Lai founded, Next Digital, we saw expropriation up close.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

Refineries and other assets of foreign companies were seized; the government paid Exxon, Mobil, Gulf and Shell $1 billion each for the expropriation, well below the value of their holdings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2025

The abbot of St. Maur evidently had some qualms concerning the expropriation of St. Eloy, and wished to restore it to the bishop.

From The Story of Paris by Katherine Kimball


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