seizure
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It is the largest seizure of illegal exotic invertebrates, authorities said.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
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 British were upset over the seizure, and wanted their ship back, while the French were upset that the ship was being detained until the president could decide what to do.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
Vocabulary lists containing seizure
The Bill of Rights
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
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Out of My Mind
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