variants or less commonly landgrab
: a usually swift acquisition of property (such as land or patent rights) often by fraud or force
land-grabber noun

Examples of land grab in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web President Joe Biden has defended Ukraine's position on any land grab, urged efforts to curtail Russian aggression and lobbied for another $60 billion in military aid to Ukraine. John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024 The other side: Opponents consider the move a federal land grab and don't want the attention a national monument would bring to the region. John Frank, Axios, 29 July 2024 Disney is making a land grab for 2027 movie release dates. Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Azerbaijan’s offensive was not a straightforward land grab. Joshua Keating, Vox, 3 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for land grab 

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Word History

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of land grab was in 1860

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“Land grab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20grab. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.

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