land grab
noun
variants
or less commonly landgrab
: a usually swift acquisition of property (such as land or patent rights) often by fraud or force
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Israeli troops have also seized a border buffer zone, sparking condemnation, with critics accusing Israel of violating the 1974 cease-fire and possibly exploiting the chaos in Syria for a land grab.
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Sarah El Deeb and Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, several Arab states have accused Israel of exploiting instability in Syria to execute a land grab.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
The industry's hunger has led to a data land grab: Companies are vying to teach their baby AIs using information sucked in from many different sources — sometimes with the owner's permission, often without it — before new laws and court rulings make that harder.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Tools for Humanity itself is venture-backed, and the foundation, in its land grab for the modern identity verification market and your personal biometric data, is focused on scale, scale, scale.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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Sarah El Deeb and Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, several Arab states have accused Israel of exploiting instability in Syria to execute a land grab.
—Mick Krever, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
The industry's hunger has led to a data land grab: Companies are vying to teach their baby AIs using information sucked in from many different sources — sometimes with the owner's permission, often without it — before new laws and court rulings make that harder.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
Tools for Humanity itself is venture-backed, and the foundation, in its land grab for the modern identity verification market and your personal biometric data, is focused on scale, scale, scale.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Land grab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20grab. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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