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seizure

[see-zher] / ˈsi ʒər /




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It was the first known seizure of a private-security vessel since the start of the war between the U.S. and Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

It is a dramatic turnaround for a sector that crashed to 48,000 tonnes in 2008 in the wake of a botched government land reform programme that led to the seizure of hundreds of commercial farms.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

In court Friday, Kazarian said her client suffered from an undiagnosed neurological disorder and may have experienced a seizure at the time of the collision.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

A spokesperson from the office told ProPublica the seizure was at the request of the U.S. attorney’s office in Puerto Rico and was “not about any election in particular.”

From Salon • May 6, 2026

The ride back to the Red Keep was uneventful, but at the Tower of the Hand he found a dozen angry trader captains waiting in his audience chamber to protest the seizure of their ships.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin




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