land grab
or land-grab
the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.
Other words from land grab
- land-grabber, noun
Words Nearby land grab
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How to use land grab in a sentence
Not as the site of a land grab, but as a destination to discover yourself.
‘The Oregon Trail’ Isn’t Just a Game. It’s an American Legacy. | klindsey | December 9, 2021 | Outside OnlineIt’s almost like a new shot of a land grab, if you will, to acquire drivers, to instill goodwill with drivers, many of whom have been kind of inactive or partially active on the platform.
“At the moment, they want distribution, eyeballs and market share” during the “initial land grab” for potential online sports bettors, Linforth said.
Why DraftKings is partnering with Bleacher Report and its engaged betting content audience | Kayleigh Barber | February 1, 2021 | DigidayThe brazen land grab of Crimea was planned while Putin was enjoying the limelight of the Sochi Winter Olympics.
Putin Is Lying on Ukraine—and the West Can’t Stop Him | Jamie Dettmer | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Sopranos happened at a time when the Internet was here, was with us, and I think it enabled a land grab to take place.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh | Andrew Romano | August 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Again, follow the footnote: It leads to the introduction to the Israeli human rights group's 2002 report land grab.
The House did itself credit by refusing one land-grab, out of a thousand or so submitted.
Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 9, May 28, 1870 | VariousIt was not a land-grab that was plotted in Independence Hall in 1776, but a pattern of human freedom.
They Who Knock at Our Gates | Mary Antin
British Dictionary definitions for landgrab
/ (ˈlændˌɡræb) /
informal a sudden attempt to establish ownership of or copyright on something in advance of competitors
Origin of landgrab
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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