seized

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On the day of his arrest on 5 April 2023, police seized a £124,550 luxury motorhome parked outside Murrell's mother's house in Dunfermline.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Stock futures gained as investors seized on signs that diplomatic efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war were progressing, while a tech rally pushed indexes higher in Asia and Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Also on Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld lawsuits by U.S. companies whose property was seized during the Cuban revolution.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

The bags were among 1,200 seized assets to be sold at the Ho Chi Minh City Asset Auction Service Center on Monday, according to local media.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Meanwhile, clergymen, college presidents, and other self-appointed spokesmen for communal standards of morality seized upon the Burr-Hamilton encounter to launch a crusade against dueling throughout most of the northern states.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis