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sequestration

[see-kwes-trey-shuhn, si-kwes-] / ˌsi kwɛsˈtreɪ ʃən, sɪ kwɛs- /


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"This matter will now rightly be passed to the Accountant in Bankruptcy and, if appointed, the new Trustees in Sequestration."

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

Sequestration was most famously used in the 1995 O.J.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2022

Sequestration hits defense especially hard because the Pentagon commands the largest chunk of money doled out by Congress each year.

From Fox News • Jul. 14, 2019

“Given the complexities and scale of the problem, many types of solutions will be needed. Sequestration is undoubtedly one of them.”

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2019

The Esquire Greenville, his business being brought to a pleasant termination, having paid his Fine and gotten his Safe-Conduct and his Redemption from Sequestration, betook himself once more to the West.

From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 1 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus




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