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as in to seize
to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right
dissidents were shot, and their lands expropriated under his regime
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as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
the state will have to expropriate scores of homeowners in order to build the new road
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as in to confiscate
to take ownership or control of (something) by right of one's authority
plans by the city to expropriate entire blocks of houses in order to bulldoze them for expansion of the airport
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Recent Examples of expropriate
Within six years, Berlin’s fashion companies, most of which were Jewish, were expropriated, the fashion designers were expelled, forced labor was established and the creative industry that had existed since 1836 was destroyed.
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Uwe Westphal, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
Since the 1970s, the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh have variously been engaged in negotiations and lawsuits to reclaim reserve land illegally expropriated by the Canadian government.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
On the edge of the waterfront, this meeting place where beaver and salmon abounded was slowly expropriated amid construction of railways and increasing industrialization until the Squamish were put on a barge in 1913 and sent to existing reserves.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
Were chaos to engulf Moscow, China could move to retake the expansive lands of the Amur basin that the Romanovs expropriated from the Qing.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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Uwe Westphal, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
Since the 1970s, the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh have variously been engaged in negotiations and lawsuits to reclaim reserve land illegally expropriated by the Canadian government.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
On the edge of the waterfront, this meeting place where beaver and salmon abounded was slowly expropriated amid construction of railways and increasing industrialization until the Squamish were put on a barge in 1913 and sent to existing reserves.
—Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024
Were chaos to engulf Moscow, China could move to retake the expansive lands of the Amur basin that the Romanovs expropriated from the Qing.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2024
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In between lies what's known as the area of separation. Rebels, some of them receiving Israeli aid, had previously seized positions on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights at the onset of the country's civil war.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Detectives seized video from the bank and sent it around to other officers, one of whom recognized Bryan, according to court records.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
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That campaign, started during Barack Obama’s presidency, included battles in Mosul, where an effort to evict approximately 5,000 ISIS fighters in the city led to perhaps 10,000 civilian deaths and the destruction of the city.Eugene Kontorovich, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
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In 2009, Atherton and her roommate had just been evicted from their home.Autumn Barnes, NPR, 25 Nov. 2024
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In 2009, the high-school student was taken from her home in Homs by Syrian security forces, and her computer, CDs and other possessions confiscated, according to Amnesty International.Salma Abdelaziz, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after releasing six tracks from the project, TMZ reported that his cell was raided and any equipment that could be used to record audio was confiscated.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Spotify, with its much vaunted algorithms, had usurped these old modes of finding new music and promised something greater: a centralized hub where the entirety of one’s discovery and listening could occur.Brady Brickner-Wood, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, according to Guiness, a farmer in Quebec usurped Cool Patch for the title to world’s largest maze.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
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Jordan and her siblings were routinely physically, verbally and mentally abused by their parents, who reportedly chained their children to their beds and deprived them of food and the ability to exercise.Nicholas Rice, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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More concerning for Washington and Tokyo, however, is that the potential replacement of Mr. Yoon would deprive the tripartite alliance of a powerful advocate.Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
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The Davenports: More Than This by Krystal Marquis When The Davenports was released in 2023, the Davenport sisters stole our hearts.Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 18 Dec. 2024
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While brushing may appear like a victimless crime, the reality is that the recipient's personal information may have been stolen.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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And what about the thousands of Native Californians who were dispossessed—of their lives as well as the land—but never offered reparations?Michelle Weber, Longreads, 4 Dec. 2024
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Everton’s goalkeeper took a heavy first touch, and Son dispossessed him and tapped the ball into an empty net.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 24 Aug. 2024
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The 2-pound cordless device is easy to grab in a pinch to clean small spills and fur balls off of furniture, and it can also be used to refresh car interiors.Clara McMahon, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Some Broad Ripple Starbucks lovers woke up to a surprise Thursday morning while stopping to grab a cup of Joe.Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Expropriate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expropriate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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