seize
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Marshals to seize a company helicopter to help repay a separate loan of more than $10 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Human rights activist, Luciana Kokaj, 31, explained that she owned a property in northern Albania that a "major investor" tried to seize with forged property titles.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
In late May, the 77th Street gang squad was temporarily disbanded amid an internal investigation into misconduct that was allegedly driven by a push to seize illegal firearms.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
He said that when the issue of McCullagh's alibi was later revisited, considerable efforts had to be undertaken just to seize the computer.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
With the protection of federal troops, African Americans began to vote in large numbers and seize control, in some areas, of the local political apparatus.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Vocabulary lists containing seize
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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