renationalize
Americanverb (used with object)
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Britain could renationalize its biggest water utility after the sudden exit of its C.E.O. and its struggles under $17 billion worth of debt.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023
France on Tuesday detailed its plan to renationalize its electricity utility, EDF, to shore up the nation’s energy independence by refreshing its fleet of aging nuclear plants.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2022
Related: France said that it would renationalize its state-backed electricity giant to help ensure the country’s energy sovereignty.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022
Rather than renationalize assets, as Mr. Putin did to sideline Russia’s oligarchs a decade or so ago, Mr. Saakashvili suggested that Ukraine could elbow the ultrarich from politics by cleaning up state-owned enterprises.
From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2016
But to almost everyone's relief, he left the Socialists a loophole, just in case they found themselves unable or unwilling to renationalize in the future.
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