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"This is an attack on my private ownership and my artist's work... if they confiscate it," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

It said forces had worked to remove the settlers from the house, separate the groups and confiscate vehicles "that were suspected of having been used to reach the area".

From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026

A district judge in Llandudno earlier approved a forfeiture application by North Wales Police to confiscate the contents of his bank accounts.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

School staff now confiscate homemade baked goods and suspicious candy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026

Michael called up: ‘Reyna! I’ve got orders to arrest you and confiscate that statue. I’m coming aboard with two other centurions. I’d prefer to do this without bloodshed.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

It confiscates cellphones by the thousand and drones by the dozen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

For every dollar of effort you put in, the system confiscates 70 to 100 cents,” he says.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 24, 2025

When capos are arrested, the government confiscates whatever land is in their name and holds it in a byzantine bureaucracy.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

The FBI comes back and confiscates the original devices, but not before Isaac made a copy of the hard drive.

From Fox News ● Oct. 15, 2020

To clothe the migrants, he circumvents Mexican Customs, which inspects cars and confiscates used clothing coming into the country, in what Padre Leo believes is an attempt to protect Mexican clothing manufacturers.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

Politico reported that one of its journalists had a credential confiscated by Secret Service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Jonathan Greenberger, Politico’s global editor in chief, said in an email to staff Saturday that members of the Secret Service confiscated the pass of Cheyenne Haslett, a White House reporter for the outlet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

Klein similarly reported that her credential had been deactivated, while Politico said Haslett’s badge was confiscated.

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026

Before the face-off, security confiscated an egg Garcia had tucked into his pocket, potentially preventing a repeat of last year's incident when Chris Eubank Jr slapped Benn across the face with one.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Mami’s jewelry, my charm bracelet, the silver in the velvet-lined box in the dining room, and Papi’s car have been confiscated, now “property of the state.”

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

Lore Segal was 10 years old in 1938 when Nazi Germany annexed Austria and began the process of annulling the citizenships and confiscating the properties of Jewish families such as her own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Since the National Rifle Association rebuked his statement about confiscating guns following the killing of Alex Pretti by federal officers in Minneapolis, Trump has been seen very little.

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

The school may use the dashboard to identify rule-breakers in the future, but for now, teachers and staff are simply confiscating phones on sight, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025

The army posted videos of soldiers confiscating thousands of mobile phones, computers and satellite dishes from Elon Musk's Starlink service.

From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025

Apparently inspired by the black wave, some enterprising rebel commander came up with the idea of confiscating people’s abandoned automobiles and sending them unmanned down the streets.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins