seized

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But she has seized her opportunity, defeating former top-10 player Haddad Maia to set up a second-round meeting with Czech 27th seed Marie Bouzkova.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

They were detained by Israel after its soldiers seized them in international waters.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

He traces how women’s-rights advocates, labor reformers and other movements seized the language of 1776 to press their own demands, bending its promises toward new ends.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Also on Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld lawsuits by U.S. companies whose property was seized during the Cuban revolution.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Mater Lumley glanced anxiously at her husband and seized a cardigan from the pile of knitted things, as if preparing to go out.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood