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seizure

[see-zher] / ˈsi ʒər /




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It stops law enforcement agents, including federal agents, from “providing unauthorized access, disruption, modification, or seizure of voter rolls, voter lists, or certified voting technology,” without a court order.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Travolta lost his teenage son, Jett, to complications from a seizure in 2009, and his wife, Kelly Preston, to breast cancer in 2020.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

President Emmanuel Macron posted a video of the seizure, which showed commandos rappelling from a helicopter onto the ship.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

The seizure and long occupation of Beaufort has been etched into Israeli memory as a military success by movies and books, but also one that claimed too high a price in soldiers’ lives.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

While Stevenson was with them, a boy was accused of witchcraft after a twelve-year-old girl he had touched died from a seizure.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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