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as in bout
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
an epileptic seizure
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as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
secret intrigues with the czar's ministers that culminated in the czarina's seizure of the throne
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Recent Examples of seizure
The inspector general didn't find any evidence that the seizures were politically motivated or done for retaliation.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The move has been criticized by several countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and the United Nations has called the seizure a breach of its 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria that established the demilitarized buffer zone.
—NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Among its findings, investigators recounted the seizure in the UK last year of hundreds of what appeared to be Ozempic pens, but were in fact insulin pens relabeled as Ozempic.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Less common symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting or seizures.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The move has been criticized by several countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and the United Nations has called the seizure a breach of its 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria that established the demilitarized buffer zone.
—NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Among its findings, investigators recounted the seizure in the UK last year of hundreds of what appeared to be Ozempic pens, but were in fact insulin pens relabeled as Ozempic.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Less common symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting or seizures.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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This year with the Thunder, Caruso has appeared in 19 bouts so far, all off the bench.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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The Beach Boys are always ideal during any bout of nostalgia, and there's no time better than the Christmas season to enjoy exactly that.Stephanie Kaloi and James Mercadante, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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Fund 1 was part of Blackstone’s 6.4 billion euro takeover of cosmetic-maker L’Occitane earlier this year.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
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These fraudulent identities can then be used to perpetrate various types of fraud, including account takeovers and financial scams.Damon Fleury, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Loading your audio article An unhinged attacker slashed a man and a woman in back-to-back unprovoked knife attacks in Grand Central Station, police said Wednesday.Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Dec. 2024
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Since then, she has only been seen on very rare occasions, the most important in the royal calendar—Trooping the Colour and Remembrance Day—but also the dearest to her heart—the Wimbledon final and an event to support the families of victims of an attack in Southport.La rédaction de Vanity Fair, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2024
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Congress is required to pass 12 appropriations bills for every fiscal year to fund the government.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
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That shutdown ended after Democrats secured a House majority in the November 2018 midterm election and quickly voted to approve the appropriations bill that had previously passed unanimously in the Senate and included no funding for the wall.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Such filings are often a first step in the criminal process because, in New York, all felony cases require a grand jury indictment to proceed to trial unless a defendant waives that requirement.Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Lee Gelernt, the ACLU attorney who argued many of the highest-profile immigration cases during Trump's first term, including the challenge to family separations, said the president-elect's immigration enforcement picks appear to be dusting off their old playbook.Nick Miroff The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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Trump's desire to reclaim control of the canal has come amid several claims of wanting to expand U.S. territory, including taking Greenland from Denmark and even suggesting the annexation of neighboring Canada.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Hawaii The Spanish-American War increased the strategic value of Hawaii as a base for military operations in the Philippines, which led to its annexation in 1898.Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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These trivia quizzes challenge your knowledge of the magical world of spells, creatures, and artifacts.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Intel used every trick in its spell book but even that wasn't enough.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Seizure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seizure. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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