seized

Example Sentences

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In March 2020, as global markets seized and the Treasury market began to malfunction, Powell and colleagues rushed out unprecedented emergency programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The authorities also seized dozens of firearms and ammunition, devices for communicating in Morse code, drones, maps and bottles of fine wine and whiskey.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Pakistan's top officials were among the first to visit Afghanistan after the Taliban seized power in 2021.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Musk's lawyers seized on the entries to portray Brockman as a calculating opportunist.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

It made me want to laugh too, only instead of laughing, my body seized up in pain and I coughed my lungs out.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff