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seize

[seez] / siz /




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Trump's son-in-law and envoy Steve Witkoff will separately meet Putin in Moscow and Zelensky in Dublin on Thursday as they seek to seize "openings" from the Abu Dhabi talks this week.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

More recently, the community fractured over a proposal to seize farmland by eminent domain to satisfy affordable-housing mandates—a feud that inadvertently set the stage for the current cyber crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Investigators sought to seize Swalwell’s white iPhone and MacBook Pro, according to court records.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

"This allows us to create the necessary conditions for subsequent successful operations, seize the initiative in battle, and plan future successful manoeuvres… each of these actions is a building block towards victory."

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

He focused on the need for speed, not camping in the forests of Maryland, cowering like a wounded animal, fearful that every noise meant the hunters were about to seize him.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

He framed his confrontation with Tshisekedi as a fight against authoritarianism, invoking Section 64 of the constitution, which calls on citizens to resist anyone who seizes power or exercises it in violation of constitutional provisions.

From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026

A new closed-end fund carrying Dan Ives’ name seizes on the analyst’s reputation as one of Wall Street’s most visible tech and AI optimists.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Woods advised he has a limp and his ankle seizes while walking.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026

Chevron maintained a now-coveted presence in Venezuela as Exxon and ConocoPhillips exited the country during waves of expropriations and asset seizes that started in the 2000s under then-President Hugo Chávez and continued under Maduro.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 7, 2026

She hands him his umbrella, gasping as the rain seizes her the moment the handle passes from her fingers.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

In April 2026, the Vatican announced plans to set up a "listening channel" in Lima for the victims, and use assets seized from the lay movement to compensate them.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

Russia has expanded its military cooperation with Madagascar since the military seized power in 2025, supplying weapons and military instructors.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

People cheered when Police Chief Giuseppe DeChiara confirmed that the municipality would regain the $17.3 million that was seized before thieves could spirit it out of reach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

She gave a full account of the money that had been taken, even bringing with her the empty evidence bags that cash had been seized in, police said.

From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026

Meanwhile, clergymen, college presidents, and other self-appointed spokesmen for communal standards of morality seized upon the Burr-Hamilton encounter to launch a crusade against dueling throughout most of the northern states.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

Screen adaptations are a big trend in video games at the moment, but they're not the only thing seizing the industry.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

He acknowledged that forcibly seizing Eritrea's Assab port could trigger a regional security crisis, but is unconcerned.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 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

But still, she felt like seizing the prince and dancing.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas


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