seizure
Example Sentences
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Also looming over Russia’s oil industry: A series of recent ship seizures by the U.S. and Europe has made it riskier to operate Moscow’s fleet of shadow tankers.
The film is set in the run up to the Taliban's seizure of power in 2021, which led Sadat herself to leave the country.
From Barron's
“My focus is the property seizure,” Dad says.
From Literature
A report from the Wall Street Journal that the U.S. is considering further tanker seizures, ahead of a visit to Washington from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stirred those tensions.
From MarketWatch
More than 20 ships that transport Iranian oil have been sanctioned by the Treasury Department this year, making them possible seizure targets, officials say.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
