land grab
noun
variants
or less commonly landgrab
: a usually swift acquisition of property (such as land or patent rights) often by fraud or force
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Former President Joe Biden, Western European leaders and Ukraine cast the invasion as an imperial-style land grab and repeatedly vowed to defeat Russian forces.
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USA Today, 12 May 2025
This is Bitcoin’s potential land grab if it is newly recognized by the wider world in this light.
—Edan Yago, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Historically, Stablecoins’ main function was in trading but now companies that are outside the traditional crypto universe are eyeing what JMP Citizens calls a post regulatory land grab that could see exponential growth to $3 trillion in the next five years.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The now famous feud, magnified and distorted by self-interested tycoons, escalated a simple disagreement to encourage a land grab in the Tug Valley, destroying rich resources, economic livelihoods and a previously peaceful way of life.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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USA Today, 12 May 2025
This is Bitcoin’s potential land grab if it is newly recognized by the wider world in this light.
—Edan Yago, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Historically, Stablecoins’ main function was in trading but now companies that are outside the traditional crypto universe are eyeing what JMP Citizens calls a post regulatory land grab that could see exponential growth to $3 trillion in the next five years.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 4 June 2025
The now famous feud, magnified and distorted by self-interested tycoons, escalated a simple disagreement to encourage a land grab in the Tug Valley, destroying rich resources, economic livelihoods and a previously peaceful way of life.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
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“Land grab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20grab. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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