confiscate
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"This is an attack on my private ownership and my artist's work... if they confiscate it," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The lawsuit alleges that Sheriff Robert Luna failed to confiscate Giandomenico’s phone after learning of the photos and tried to conceal from Nancy Lemus that the images existed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
"The market inspectors would come with camera crews, they'd confiscate goods from some shops, and then things gradually returned to normal."
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
In their book “Why Nations Fail,” Nobel Prize winners Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson wrote that “extractive” institutions concentrate power in the hands of an elite who then confiscate wealth from the rest of society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026
She wants to find a reason to confiscate the phone, but there is none.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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It confiscates cellphones by the thousand and drones by the dozen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
For every dollar of effort you put in, the system confiscates 70 to 100 cents,” he says.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025
And he voted for a bill to strengthen a unique California program that confiscates guns from convicted felons who aren’t supposed to have them.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
The FBI comes back and confiscates the original devices, but not before Isaac made a copy of the hard drive.
From Fox News ● Oct. 15, 2020
“Security confiscates all phones when you enter the building.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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According to the San Diego action, more than half of all ghost guns recovered in the U.S. are confiscated in California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
After their reporters had their passes confiscated and were denied access to the building, the three outlets jointly launched legal action, calling the move unconstitutional.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Jonathan Greenberger, Politico’s global editor in chief, said in an email to staff Saturday that members of the Secret Service confiscated the pass of Cheyenne Haslett, a White House reporter for the outlet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Klein similarly reported that her credential had been deactivated, while Politico said Haslett’s badge was confiscated.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
The theater itself was “arrested,” ordered closed, and was eventually confiscated from the Fords.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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The government, which launched a crackdown on waste crime last week, said it would do more to force criminals to pay for clean-up operations by confiscating their money and assets.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Over the weekend, authorities began searching for and confiscating Starlink dishes in western Tehran, said Amir Rashidi, director of digital rights and security at Miaan Group, a U.S. nonprofit opposed to internet censorship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
The school may use the dashboard to identify rule-breakers in the future, but for now, teachers and staff are simply confiscating phones on sight, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025
Following the natural disaster, local law enforcement was assigned the task of confiscating guns, many of which officers say were stolen or found in abandoned homes.
From Salon ● Dec. 30, 2025
“Which I will be confiscating, by the way. Security is going to be tighter than ever now. This place will be Fort Knox.”
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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