- present participle of expropriate.
Example Sentences
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The legal victory was rare for Argentina, which has for years faced and lost lawsuits after breaching contracts, from expropriating companies to defaulting on bonds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Venezuela was ordered to pay ConocoPhillips $8.7 billion by an international arbitration panel External link in 2019 for unlawfully expropriating the company’s oil investments.
From Barron's • Jan. 5, 2026
But as Castro began expropriating properties, hopes for eclectic new construction were dashed.
From Washington Post • Feb. 24, 2022
An international tribunal has ruled that the Russian government owes onetime energy giant Yukos Oil $5 billion in compensation for illegally expropriating its assets and denying it justice in Russian courts.
From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2021
The Government stretched forth an expropriating arm in all directions where public and private service could be utilized for war purposes, and it duly took charge of the railroads.
