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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

Gulf Coast Sequestration, the carbon storage company working with Project Cypress, requested a so-called Class VI permit from the agency over nearly three years ago.

From Scientific American • Aug. 11, 2023

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

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2022

Sequestration is most common when there is heavy media coverage and heightened public interest.

From The Guardian • Sep. 23, 2019

Sequestration proved to be only a euphemistic expression for confiscation.

From Union and Democracy by Johnson, Allen




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