seized

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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, California regulators seized two major life-insurance companies two months in a row after their extensive junk-bond holdings tanked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Washington says Iran eventually could access some seized assets but the U.S. won’t deliver any money upfront or commit to specific amounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

France and Germany seized on the meeting to push the idea of "gradual integration" into the bloc that currently has 27 member nations.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

More than 100,000 illegal exotic cockroaches - some as big as the palm of a hand - have been seized by Australian authorities from a commercial breeder in New South Wales.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Japan had declared war on Germany in August 1914 and seized German possessions in the Pacific and China.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman