seize
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Drones cannot seize positions; they cannot control heights and crossings.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
The latter operation should aim to seize nuclear material.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026
After Babb said that he had had no choice but to seize Gamble, Gespass pulled up the officer’s body-camera footage from that day and played it for the audience.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
The oil business is enjoying higher prices right now, although windfall taxes could seize some of those profits.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
It might be gebbeth still, clothed in Skiorh's death, or it might be hidden in the gathering darkness, waiting to seize him and merge its shapelessness with his living flesh.
From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Vocabulary lists containing seize
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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"The People Could Fly," Vocabulary from the folk tale
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