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They claimed a wartime power for the president by invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, adopted when President John Adams feared a war with France, which had been seizing American ships.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2025

For 18 months the FBI had been seizing millions from Full Tilt as it chased down alleged illegal poker payments involving US players.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2012

He had been seizing almost nonstop for more than a week despite being on four medications.

From New York Times • Nov. 19, 2010

For a fortnight the city's two police forces had been seizing vehicles from each other.

From Time Magazine Archive

Again, Philip's war vessels had been seizing English ships laden with wool, so that intercourse with Flanders was maintained with difficulty and peril.

From The Leading Facts of English History by Montgomery, D. H. (David Henry)