1
a
: the cord or lashing used in binding or fastening
b
: the fastening so made see knot illustration
2
: the operation of fastening together or lashing with tarred small stuff
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In the film's trailer, exclusively shared with PEOPLE, the group of women are shown adjusting to their new reality following the Taliban’s seizing of Kabul in August 2021.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
With the owners outside the jurisdictions of American courts, the seizing of property was a way for the U.S. government to enact their own penalties.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
The boy’s dad, Shane Peterson, 46, and stepmom, Nichole Scott, 50, reported that the child, identified by relatives as Gavin Peterson, had been sick for days, vomiting and seizing but wasn’t taken to the doctor, according to an affidavit obtained by KSL.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 18 July 2024
The 2008 study, in which subjects were blindfolded, revealed that the seizing of an idle area by other senses begins in as little as 90 minutes.
—Roberta McLain, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
With the owners outside the jurisdictions of American courts, the seizing of property was a way for the U.S. government to enact their own penalties.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
The boy’s dad, Shane Peterson, 46, and stepmom, Nichole Scott, 50, reported that the child, identified by relatives as Gavin Peterson, had been sick for days, vomiting and seizing but wasn’t taken to the doctor, according to an affidavit obtained by KSL.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 18 July 2024
The 2008 study, in which subjects were blindfolded, revealed that the seizing of an idle area by other senses begins in as little as 90 minutes.
—Roberta McLain, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2023
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“Seizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seizing. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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