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as in to seize
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
dissidents were shot, and their lands expropriated under his regime
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as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
the state will have to expropriate scores of homeowners in order to build the new road
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as in to confiscate
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
plans by the city to expropriate entire blocks of houses in order to bulldoze them for expansion of the airport
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Recent Examples of expropriate
Within six years, Berlin’s fashion companies, most of which were Jewish, were expropriated, the fashion designers were expelled, forced labor was established and the creative industry that had existed since 1836 was destroyed.
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Uwe Westphal, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
Since the 1970s, the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh have variously been engaged in negotiations and lawsuits to reclaim reserve land illegally expropriated by the Canadian government.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
On the edge of the waterfront, this meeting place where beaver and salmon abounded was slowly expropriated amid construction of railways and increasing industrialization until the Squamish were put on a barge in 1913 and sent to existing reserves.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
Were chaos to engulf Moscow, China could move to retake the expansive lands of the Amur basin that the Romanovs expropriated from the Qing.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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Uwe Westphal, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
Since the 1970s, the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh have variously been engaged in negotiations and lawsuits to reclaim reserve land illegally expropriated by the Canadian government.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
On the edge of the waterfront, this meeting place where beaver and salmon abounded was slowly expropriated amid construction of railways and increasing industrialization until the Squamish were put on a barge in 1913 and sent to existing reserves.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
Were chaos to engulf Moscow, China could move to retake the expansive lands of the Amur basin that the Romanovs expropriated from the Qing.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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Gi-hun chases the recruiter off and seizes the business card from the victim.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
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Before Hamas seized full control of Gaza in 2007, Christians would often place a large Christmas tree near a major square in Gaza City.Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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In September, sheriff’s deputies in South Carolina charged Nathaniel Drayton, a coach of the post-grad Hardeeville Vikings, with defrauding players and innkeepers after multiple hotels evicted the team for not paying.Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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But being evicted from public housing pitched her right back into it.Sawyer Loftus, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after releasing six tracks from the project, TMZ reported that his cell was raided and any equipment that could be used to record audio was confiscated.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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In 2009, the high-school student was taken from her home in Homs by Syrian security forces, and her computer, CDs and other possessions confiscated, according to Amnesty International.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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What’s more, there is a recognition from some at the club that Lewis Miley needs to see more regular game time in the not-too-distant future, and the 18-year-old may usurp Longstaff in the selection hierarchy.Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Rise of the Self-Coup (The Conversation) by John Joseph Chin and Joe Wright Self-coups, in which a sitting leader illegally usurps power from other parts of the government, are becoming more common.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Dec. 2024
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The current House Republican Farm Bill language would halt the progress that has been made, repeat the failures of the past, and deprive millions of struggling households of billions in food benefits.Molly Wasow Park, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors argued Spencer often would strategically give or withhold drugs from his victims, deprive them of sleep and food and threaten them with firearms or extreme physical violence, such as strangling them.Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Davenports: More Than This by Krystal Marquis When The Davenports was released in 2023, the Davenport sisters stole our hearts.Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
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While brushing may appear like a victimless crime, the reality is that the recipient's personal information may have been stolen.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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When, in 2024, the Biden administration sanctioned extremist Israeli settlers for attacking or dispossessing Palestinians, Israeli banks had no choice but to cut them off, to the fury and consternation of Israel’s far-right finance minister.Henry Farrell, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
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Yet, Netanyahu has made clear that Israeli troops will remain indefinitely in Gaza, and has offered no political plan for how nearly two million dispossessed Gazan civilians can survive.Trudy Rubin, Twin Cities, 18 Dec. 2024
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When the clock strikes midnight, grab one of these eight crackers and pop it to show your excitement for the start of 2025.Christopher Murray, Fox News, 26 Dec. 2024
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So grab another beer from your golf bag en route to the 19th hole and have a look at the Happy Gilmore 2 teaser below.Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
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