seize
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It is what’s known as a privilege escalation exploit, and if it were chained together with other attacks it could be used by a hacker to seize control of the computer.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"The position with very few exceptions is that you can't seize vessels that are flying the flag of another country," he told BBC Verify.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
OpenAI counters that Musk left voluntarily after failing to seize majority control and has since become the company's direct competitor through his own AI venture, xAI.
From Barron's • May 5, 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 others pressed on, but he was ever hindmost, pursued by a groping horror that seemed always just about to seize him; and a rumour came after him like the shadow-sound of many feet.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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