expropriation

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In the expropriation, the Argentine state took over 51 percent of YPF, which at the time was partially controlled by the Spanish energy giant Repsol.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 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

It proposes to address hierarchical orders, social rank, slavery, colonialism, expropriation and the interweaving of mind and body, matter and spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

But the government's expropriation plans have divided opinion in Villa Baviera, where fewer than 100 adults live.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

There will no doubt be some inconveniences at first, but matters will soon be righted in a society which has adopted expropriation.

From The Conquest of Bread by Kropotkin, Petr Alekseevich, kniaz