seizing
Example Sentences
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While the U.S. has previously targeted sanctioned oil, it is now increasingly focused on seizing ships that make up the so-called “ghost fleet” and serve the global black market for oil, the officials said.
Young was sympathetic to the idea that the province has to confront the ramifications of seizing land from the area’s original indigenous occupants.
Police recovered one of the works 18 years later, seizing it from a Brazilian collector who had bought it from a London auction house.
China’s options would be limited by another priority: seizing a seaport or airport—ideally both—to bring follow-on forces and bulky supplies.
In response, Lukoil put its overseas assets up for sale to prevent the business from seizing up.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
