nationalize
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To meet that need, Congress enacted the SSI program in 1972 to nationalize the state welfare programs for adults 65 and older and those with disabilities.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026
Padre Tiago has threatened to eradicate American influence and to nationalize the United Fruit Co. plantations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
The NFL funds boosted the council’s revenue by 450% year over year, giving the group the firepower to nationalize problem gambling efforts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025
But the temptation to nationalize the outcome here is a misleading one.
From Slate ● Feb. 14, 2024
The large capitalists organized industry; the small capitalists will nationalize it; in so far at least as it has been or will have been organized.
From Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement by William English Walling
June 1960 - Cuba nationalizes U.S.-owned oil refineries after they refuse to process Soviet oil.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2016
For participating firms, the industry pledge effectively nationalizes the California ban on companies using personal information about students for activities not authorized by schools.
From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2014
Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal, and Israeli armies, under secret pact with Britain and France, invade the Sinai peninsula.
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The document promotes equality for Bolivia's put-upon indigenous majority and nationalizes several natural resources, among other changes.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In this state land nationalizes may note the character of the movement towards small holdings.
From Down Under With the Prince by Sara Jeannette Duncan
The bank was nationalized in 1960 and is now Egypt’s second largest, holding stakes in companies across the economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
But Exxon and Conoco, still leery two decades after Venezuela nationalized their assets there, are taking their time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
In June 1918 the Bolsheviks nationalized the oil industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The oil giant recently sent a technical team to survey the Cerro Negro heavy-oil project that it operated until 2007 when Hugo Chávez nationalized much of the country’s energy infrastructure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Then came the collapse of the government-sponsored entities, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, both promptly nationalized.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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A US appeals court on Friday overturned a $16.1 billion judgment against Argentina for nationalizing the oil company YPF in 2012.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
So I want to be clear, he’s not talking about nationalizing election administration.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026
A prospective soldier needed to bring his own weapon to join the military, a clever means of nationalizing Somaliland’s supply of loose guns while saving the government the cost and hassle of purchasing firearms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026
“That unlawfulness — of seizing U.S. business interests, nationalizing them, in a way that was not in accordance with the required procedures — is not a basis for using force,” Schmitt said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026
In addition to suffrage, Victoria Woodhull's political platform called for labor reform, nationalizing railroads, prison reform, and rewriting the tax code.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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