seized

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In the late 1980s and early 1990s, California regulators seized two major life-insurance companies two months in a row after their extensive junk-bond holdings tanked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Washington says Iran eventually could access some seized assets but the U.S. won’t deliver any money upfront or commit to specific amounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

More than 100,000 illegal exotic cockroaches - some as big as the palm of a hand - have been seized by Australian authorities from a commercial breeder in New South Wales.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

One of them, Corinna, 60, said she learnt that her father had joined the Nazis in 1935 -- two years after Hitler seized power.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Then it seized the boat, and the entire structure was flung up into the air, cracking and splintering as it landed again on the waves.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell