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Nationally, he might be able to nationalize Thames Water, a troubled utility serving southern England, but bigger targets are constrained by the budget deficit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

To meet that need, Congress enacted the SSI program in 1972 to nationalize the state welfare programs for adults 65 and older and those with disabilities.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 10, 2026

“The volume, coordination, and repetition signal a deliberate strategy to nationalize a local race by weaponizing bigotry as a turnout engine,” the group’s report says.

From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2025

The NFL funds boosted the council’s revenue by 450% year over year, giving the group the firepower to nationalize problem gambling efforts.

From Barron's ● Oct. 31, 2025

And the bill to nationalize Merlin, which had died in committee, was resuscitated and was being debated hotly on the floor of Parliament.

From The Cosmic Computer by H. Beam Piper

June 1960 - Cuba nationalizes U.S.-owned oil refineries after they refuse to process Soviet oil.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2016

For participating firms, the industry pledge effectively nationalizes the California ban on companies using personal information about students for activities not authorized by schools.

From New York Times ● Oct. 7, 2014

Egypt nationalizes the Suez Canal, and Israeli armies, under secret pact with Britain and France, invade the Sinai peninsula.

From Time Magazine Archive

The document promotes equality for Bolivia's put-upon indigenous majority and nationalizes several natural resources, among other changes.

From Time Magazine Archive

In this state land nationalizes may note the character of the movement towards small holdings.

From Down Under With the Prince by Sara Jeannette Duncan

Northern Rock was later nationalized by the U.K. government.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

It found devastating damage to Cerro Negro, the project it operated before 2007 when its infrastructure was nationalized.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Exxon Mobil lived through it when Hugo Chávez nationalized its projects in 2007 and spent years in international arbitration recovering pennies on the dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

The oil giant recently sent a technical team to survey the Cerro Negro heavy-oil project that it operated until 2007 when Hugo Chávez nationalized much of the country’s energy infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

But his main claim to fame was that he nationalized Iran's oil industry.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

So I want to be clear, he’s not talking about nationalizing election administration.

From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2026

Then, in 1976, Venezuela lowered the boom, nationalizing its oil industry.

From Barron's ● Jan. 18, 2026

A prospective soldier needed to bring his own weapon to join the military, a clever means of nationalizing Somaliland’s supply of loose guns while saving the government the cost and hassle of purchasing firearms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026

“That unlawfulness — of seizing U.S. business interests, nationalizing them, in a way that was not in accordance with the required procedures — is not a basis for using force,” Schmitt said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 3, 2026

In addition to suffrage, Victoria Woodhull's political platform called for labor reform, nationalizing railroads, prison reform, and rewriting the tax code.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling