seizure
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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam announced the seizure and stated there would be no leniency or turning a blind eye.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
So far it has led to the seizure of in excess of 1,600 boats and engines, denying their use to criminal networks.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Justice Goodwin Liu’s concurring opinion in that case urged local election administrators to be prepared to seek a court order blocking any attempted seizure.
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
She has never been diagnosed with an underlying seizure disorder, such as epilepsy, and a medical test to provoke a seizure in Linton after the crash came back with no abnormal brain activity, prosecutors said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
She looked as though she might have a seizure; Hermione, who had hastily packed her things, grabbed Harry by the arm and frogmarched him away.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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People with the disorder may develop seizures, lose previously acquired developmental abilities, experience increasing difficulty walking or moving, and struggle with speaking or swallowing.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
From October 2025 to the end of August, there were more than 2,400 seizures of noncompliant or fraudulent products, involving more than 130,000 vials, according to the CBP.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Prosecutors have accused Linton of lying about suffering seizures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Ann has since made a full recovery from the seizures and Patrick said her day-to-day cognitive Parkinson's symptoms have dramatically improved.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
He was handsome and unattractive, a swashbuckling, beefy, conceited man who was putting on fat and was tormented chronically by prolonged seizures of apprehension.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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