expropriation

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

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

Ms Munch disagrees with the expropriation plans because they include the centre of the village, encompassing the residents' homes and shared businesses including a restaurant, hotel, bakery, butchers and a dairy.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

These hindrances vanished with the disappearance of feudal society and the expropriation and partial eviction of the rural population.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 14 — Philosophy and Economics by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir