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A black swan event for global health is to them a seizable opportunity.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2023

The mayor of the rural town of Pau, whose MoDem party accounts for a seizable chunk of President Macron's parliamentary majority, Bayrou said that many thought the rule was unfair.

From Reuters • Feb. 27, 2022

Temur Akhmedov, the older of the couple’s two sons, is a U.K. resident, which makes his holdings eminently seizable.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2021

In domestic white-collar cases, there’s usually a paper trail that points to seizable assets in hidden bank accounts and shell companies.

From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2019

Property will no longer be seizable for debt, and the courts will become useless.

From International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 by Various