expropriate

Example Sentences

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Many locals want the land back that was expropriated by PPC years ago to mine the low-grade brown coal so they can farm it again.

From Barron's

Investors whose assets were expropriated after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine might seek to claw back some of their money.

From The Wall Street Journal

He eventually expropriated assets from foreign investors that refused to accept these new terms.

From Barron's

It was fuelled by the availability of large tracts of land expropriated by powerful, politically-connected figures and by a flood of Chinese capital.

From BBC

"The monastery's property is being seized and expropriated. This spiritual beacon of Orthodoxy and Hellenism is now facing an existential threat," he said in a statement.

From BBC