variants
or less commonly landgrab
: a usually swift acquisition of property (such as land or patent rights) often by fraud or force
: one that seizes land illegally, unfairly, or selfishly: such as
a
: one who secures public land by misrepresentation or fraud
b
Ireland
: one who takes the holding of an evicted tenant
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 June 2026
Some questioned if this is a land grab by Bahia Mar.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Beyond their material effects, such pastoralist practices by the settler shepherds help normalize this land grab.
—Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
This is a land grab in the name of conservation, Nitin Rai, a fellow at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, told the outlet.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
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Streaming has ceased being a land grab and started producing real profits.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 June 2026
Some questioned if this is a land grab by Bahia Mar.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026
Beyond their material effects, such pastoralist practices by the settler shepherds help normalize this land grab.
—Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026
This is a land grab in the name of conservation, Nitin Rai, a fellow at the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, told the outlet.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Land grab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20grab. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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