seizing
Example Sentences
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In response, Lukoil put its overseas assets up for sale to prevent the business from seizing up.
Parallel talks on gas supplies are also underway, as Russia has been offering only short-term contracts in recent months -- a tactic Vucic has said was aimed at dissuading Serbia from seizing NIS.
From Barron's
Since seizing power as the kingdom’s de facto ruler in 2017, Mohammed has singularly pursued the goal of transforming the kingdom from a cultural and geopolitical backwater into a force on the world stage.
The attackers "engaged police personnel on duty in a gun duel" before scaling the perimeter fence and seizing the students from their hostel, a statement said.
From BBC
Violence has escalated dramatically in recent weeks, with the RSF seizing control of the key town of El-Fasher -- the army's last stronghold in Darfur -- after an 18-month siege and reports of atrocities multiplying.
From Barron's
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