seize
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OpenAI counters that Musk, who is now also an AI player with xAI, is motivated by petty revenge, having failed to seize majority control.
From Barron's • May 12, 2026
Alex Fitzpatrick hit a sparkling seven-under-par 64 to seize a one-shot lead heading into the final round of the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow.
From BBC • May 10, 2026
After Babb said that he had had no choice but to seize Gamble, Gespass pulled up the officer’s body-camera footage from that day and played it for the audience.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
Various groups accuse each other of wanting to seize the underlying property.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
The others pressed on, but he was ever hindmost, pursued by a groping horror that seemed always just about to seize him; and a rumour came after him like the shadow-sound of many feet.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
Vocabulary lists containing seize
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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