seizing
Americannoun
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the act of a person or thing that seizes.
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Nautical. a means of binding or fastening together two objects, as two ropes, or parts of the same rope, by a number of longitudinal and transverse turns of marline, wire, or other small stuff.
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The U.S. has previously targeted the island in earlier rounds of the fighting, and officials have discussed seizing it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
He acknowledged that forcibly seizing Eritrea's Assab port could trigger a regional security crisis, but is unconcerned.
From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026
Angela Gonzales-Torres, 31, is seizing on Gomez’s issues in the race to represent California’s 34th Congressional District, a Latino-majority territory spanning Koreatown, Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles, Glassell Park and adjacent neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
After seizing the Professor Molchanov, they feared that keeping dozens of Russians stranded in Barentsburg could prompt retaliation from Moscow.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
Wealtheow, seizing her chance, wanting to die with the man she loved, flew down the stair and flung herself on her husband's unconscious body.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
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