seized

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Predictably, that result has been seized upon as evidence of a collapsing governorship.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Other players seized the excitement around World Quantum Day to share their own developments.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Philippine Navy spokesman Rear Adm Roy Vincent Trinidad said Filipino troops had seized 10 bottles of cyanide from sampan boats allegedly launched from Chinese fishing vessels in February, July and October last year.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Moeller-Maersk after Panama seized its port assets, following a court voiding its port contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

In New York, Douglass met David Ruggles, an African American abolitionist fighting against kidnappers who seized free blacks and sold them into slavery.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis