seizing

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U.S. special operations forces have devised plans for seizing the nuclear weapons, facilities, and materials of many hostile or turbulent countries.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

“Markets are seizing with both hands any notion that this war will not intensify further and drag out longer and land the global economy in a ditch,” analysts at Piper Sandler said in a note.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

A rapid-response unit of roughly 2,200 Marines is also on its way to the Middle East, where they could play a role in reopening the strait by seizing the islands off Iran’s southern coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Since then, the US has ramped up pressure on Cuba by seizing a number of oil shipments bound for the island.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Nobody had known that two hundred and sixty redcoats were getting into boats, slipping off up the Mystic, seizing Yankee gunpowder, and rowing it back to Castle Island for themselves.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes