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“We need to seize the opportunity to get something done for the country,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Federal prosecutors in Manhattan disclosed Binance’s role late Monday in a forfeiture complaint to seize $61 million of cryptocurrency related to Iran oil proceeds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Lucy said she had had no idea of her ex-husband's offending until police knocked on their door with a search warrant to seize his devices and arrested him.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

They also failed to identify and seize his firearms after he lost his licence around the same time, the report said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026

“So the mission is this: Find the Ocarrion, and seize it. If the kidnapped orphans are already on board, we free ’em and commandeer the Ocarrion back to port.”

From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older

Even when the government seizes stolen crypto, the recovery process can be a bureaucratic mess.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

His first test is whether he can seize the initiative — before the bond market seizes it for him.

From MarketWatch ● May 22, 2026

Still, Europe has a long way to move in the right direction, if it seizes the current day, Oneglia says.

From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026

If the U.S. seizes one tanker a month, that would push Venezuela into a recession, said Francisco Rodríguez, a Venezuelan economist at the University of Denver.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025

We get out, and Zeke seizes his mother’s hand to steady her as she shuffles through the snow.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

However, Djokovic managed to work his way back into the contest, and the 24-time Grand Slam winner seized an opportunity with a break at 5-4 in the second set to level the match.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

And he seized his chance when he got a cutter down the middle from Braves reliever Victor Mederos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

The foes have traded strikes since the Houthis seized all of Yemen's Red Sea coast and took control of the Bab al-Mandab strait in a lightning offensive.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

United States holds that a pardon doesn’t restore to a person property already seized or paid to the government, and a $40,000 fine I’d paid as part of my sentence was sitting in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

This has meant that civil servants are longer being paid and other services have been seizing up, worsening economic conditions.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

Authorities said they searched a home and two commercial properties in Claremont and Upland, seizing hundreds of cats, including some that were malnourished.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Oil prices remained above the $100 threshold on Monday — and strategists recommend seizing the opportunity to buy stocks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

This coincides with Houthi militants seizing control of critical territory along the Bab al-Mandeb strait.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s an effort to stoop; despite the exercises, I can feel my body gradually seizing up, refusing.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood