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Seizures on the high seas are far rarer—especially when vessels are tied to Iran—because Tehran has a record of retaliating by detaining Western ships.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Seizures affect people in different ways - symptoms include jerking and shaking, becoming stiff and losing awareness - and can mean regular visits to accident-and-emergency units.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025

Seizures of hippo teeth have spiked this year in Uganda, according to Focused Conservation, a global nonprofit that investigates wildlife crime alongside UWA’s Wildlife Crime Unit.

From National Geographic • Aug. 10, 2023

Seizures at the San Diego field office from October through December were up 384% from the same period in 2021.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2023

Seizures are relatively common; about one person in 200 will experience a seizure, mild or severe, at some time in life.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman