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It is a strong narrative, all about seizing the opportunity they have.

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And in seizing the biggest chance of his life, he follows in Carl Frampton's footsteps by triumphing on a rare night of championship boxing at Northern Ireland's national stadium.

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He rather gave away his wicket as a century beckoned, caught sweeping by Tristan Stubbs, but it did nothing to halt England's momentum, with Salt seizing his opportunity to steal the show.

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In August, he deployed the National Guard to Washington, D.C., seizing on instances of violent crime to claim a public emergency.

They are seizing people using firearms, physical violence, and warehouse detentions,” she wrote.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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