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.
noun
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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
Screen adaptations are a big trend in video games at the moment, but they're not the only thing seizing the industry.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
Hungry for material on which to train their models, AI companies are seizing on corporate liquidations to buy up dying companies’ data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 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
Fischer plunged into the game with his trusted and thoroughly analyzed opening, the Ruy López, instantly seizing the initiative and generating pressure in the center squares.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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