confiscation
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This holds out a troubling prospect: Either AI progress will stop as investors abandon it, or progress will be funded by government, the only user allowed access to cutting-edge models—essentially confiscation by other means.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
"Those who use property tainted by a past confiscation," Thomas said, are "liable to any United States national who owns a claim to that property."
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
A total of £1,625,693.82 was recovered during the investigation, and will be the subject of a confiscation hearing under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
The confiscation of the cash and gold and brief detention of the employees is the most severe step Orbán has taken yet in his dispute with Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
It was understandable; he risked the confiscation of his property by sheltering us.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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