seized

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London seized management control of British Steel in 2025 after Jingye threatened to shut down the blast furnaces, but a dispute over ownership persists.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Cárdenas, who became a U.S. citizen in 1963, had his house, life savings and many priceless mementos from his broadcasting career seized.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

At TBS, he seized on breakthroughs in satellite technology to turn a local Atlanta TV station into a national “superstation.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Silvey, 43, was arrested in January during a police raid at his Perth home in Western Australia where several electronic devices were seized.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

Japan had declared war on Germany in August 1914 and seized German possessions in the Pacific and China.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman