as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the development of the colony involved expropriation of large tracts of fertile farmland from the natives
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Recent Examples of expropriation
Progressives worry about Western companies’ behavior in the developing world, such as their use of cheap labor, land expropriation, and environmental degradation.
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Jonathan B. Petkun, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
In its reexamination of entrenched narratives about the expropriation of Native land, Michael Witgen’s work is changing how Native people are situated in the arc of North American history.
—Francisco Cantú, The New York Review of Books, 30 May 2024
The march was for an annual event called Land Day, centered in the Galilee but marked more broadly every March 30, to commemorate Palestinian opposition to Israeli expropriation of Arab land.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
The business advisory also highlights risks associated with the proliferation and implementation of repressive laws, including expropriation and detention.
—Bennett Freeman, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
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Jonathan B. Petkun, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
In its reexamination of entrenched narratives about the expropriation of Native land, Michael Witgen’s work is changing how Native people are situated in the arc of North American history.
—Francisco Cantú, The New York Review of Books, 30 May 2024
The march was for an annual event called Land Day, centered in the Galilee but marked more broadly every March 30, to commemorate Palestinian opposition to Israeli expropriation of Arab land.
—Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
The business advisory also highlights risks associated with the proliferation and implementation of repressive laws, including expropriation and detention.
—Bennett Freeman, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for expropriation
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Meanwhile, Iranian state television aired footage Sunday of different cities across the country marking the anniversary of the embassy takeover.Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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Attacks force a jailbreak on the target iPhone, escalating privileges to enable a full device takeover.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Read why the drink has raised cultural appropriation questions.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
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The accusations of cultural appropriation directed her way are not truly strident, though.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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Survivors have experienced debilitating injuries, burns and symptoms including seizures and memory loss.Marlon Sorto, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Common symptoms of a rapid squirrel include walking in circles, falling over, drooling, aggression, and seizures and muscle spasms, Critter Control reports.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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If the far right wins out, as currently seems likely, Israel will continue to dispossess Palestinians from large swaths of the West Bank and build more settlements, pushing forward with the piecemeal annexation that Smotrich has spearheaded.Mairav Zonszein, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2024
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Netanyahu’s strategy, if that’s the word for it, is de-facto annexation under an umbrella of deterrence.Bernard Avishai, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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