seized

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The figures also showed 69,000 FPNs were issued compared to 63,000 in 2023/24, with the government saying the 139 vehicles seized was a similar number to the previous year.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

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

One of them, Corinna, 60, said she learnt that her father had joined the Nazis in 1935 -- two years after Hitler seized power.

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

As I began to turn away, she seized my wrist.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros