nationalization
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Taking office in 1951, Mossadegh introduced a reform program that included nationalization of the oil industry.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
The driller was one of several multinational oil companies that rushed back into Venezuela in the mid-1990s, 20 years after nationalization boxed them out of the country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
The oil major was awarded $10.5 billion plus interest by an international court after the nationalization of Venezuela’s oil industry in 2007.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 5, 2026
In the time of Hafez Assad, Bashar’s father, Syria was a socialist economy, with Soviet-style nationalization and tight regulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
Maybe I could use the fact that Cuba’s labor union was supporting the nationalization of all the private schools to convince Papa that going to the meetings was okay.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
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