as in expropriation
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Trump's program came after the South African government signed into law a new land expropriation bill in January—the Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 replaced the apartheid-era Expropriation Act 63 of 1975.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 May 2025 -
The law aims to address land ownership disparities rooted in the country's apartheid past by allowing land expropriation in the public interest.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 May 2025
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What kind of military would Canada need to survive, or even to resist, an American annexation?—
Stephen Marche,
The Atlantic,
1 July 2025
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And Trump—who has been bashing Canada with annexation threats throughout trade talks—had also threatened a Section 301 investigation into impacts of the DST on the US economy, which meant other punitive measures could be coming if the DST wasn't removed.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 June 2025
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The charges arose from what law enforcement officials described as a nationwide operation that also resulted in the seizure of financial accounts, websites and laptops that were used to carry out the fraud.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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The wall text dutifully mentions the seizure of these works, which made their way to collectors such as Nelson Rockefeller through the international marketplace.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Like Nixon before him, Trump has leaned on historical precedent to make the case for impoundment.—
Robert Schmad,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
23 Mar. 2025
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The impoundment act allows the head of the GAO to sue the president, if the agency concludes there has been a violation of the law.—
Deepa Shivaram,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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The takeover attempt is being led by Travis Kalanick, the Uber co-founder and former CEO.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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Shell promptly rejected the report, but the market’s response was telling—BP shares eventually ended up 1.6%, suggesting that investors are reassessing the company's strategic worth and potential for a takeover.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The process, called carbon capture and sequestration, is seen by many as an important way to reduce pollution during a transition to renewable energy.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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The projects are focused on carbon capture and sequestration and decarbonization initiatives, which experts say are needed to reach climate goals.—
Hayley Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2025
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The Leagues Cup is still up for grabs, as is the MLS Cup.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
30 June 2025
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The wounds of Christ are not a scam, in Leonard’s cosmos, but everything else is up for grabs.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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The capitalist assumption that individuals should earn their livelihood through labor doesn't work anymore when machines outperform humans at both speed and cost.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Those pages are a garbled mess, and Thomas spends much of them starting from the assumption that his conclusions are true.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
27 June 2025
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“Confiscation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/confiscation. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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