seizing
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Hungry for material on which to train their models, AI companies are seizing on corporate liquidations to buy up dying companies’ data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Angela Gonzales-Torres, 31, is seizing on Gomez’s issues in the race to represent California’s 34th Congressional District, a Latino-majority territory spanning Koreatown, Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, Glassell Park and adjacent neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
"What the regime wants is to intimidate, silence and frighten society through such pressure -- by arresting individual journalists, seizing media outlets, banning news coverage and blocking access to social media," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
The boom comes despite a rise in resource nationalism, with local officials seizing assets and detaining executives to secure a larger share of the profits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026
“Here, have a pasty,” said Worple, seizing one from a passing elf and stuffing it into Sanguinis hand before turning his attention back to Harry.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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