seized
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Rena Wong, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 663 in Minnesota, said some union members have expressed alarm after workers were seized in parking lots where they work.
From BBC
Police conducted a search of the property in January and seized a number of items including a vehicle, motorcycle and some electronic devices.
From BBC
Officers also searched and seized evidence from the suspects' homes in Germany, Greece and Romania, Eurojust said.
From BBC
In a notable exception, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy seized a Cyprus-flagged tanker in November and released it after a few days.
To watch peak Alcaraz is to be seized with the feeling that tennis has never been executed like this before—this charismatic cocktail of high performance, speed, endurance, power and joy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
