seizure
Example Sentences
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China swiftly reacted to the seizure, the Japanese fisheries' agency first since 2022 of a Chinese fishing boat, by urging Japan to protect the rights of Chinese crew.
From Barron's
Myers said the plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages and an injunction requiring the city to provide homeless people the opportunity to contest the seizure of their property and recover seized items.
From Los Angeles Times
The seizure is the first time since 2022 that the agency has seized a Chinese fishing boat.
From BBC
Also looming over Russia’s oil industry: A series of recent ship seizures by the U.S. and Europe has made it riskier to operate Moscow’s fleet of shadow tankers.
The film is set in the run up to the Taliban's seizure of power in 2021, which led Sadat herself to leave the country.
From Barron's
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