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

She also opposes the expropriation plans and wants to stay living in the same place.

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2025

Its article quoted Alan Riley, an expert on global energy law at the Atlantic Council, who damned the proposal as “an expropriation document” and added, “I’ve never seen anything like it before.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2025

The Report then proceeds to point out very clearly, the all-important fact which arises from the expropriation of the native from the land.

From The Crime of the Congo by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir