confiscations

noun

plural of confiscation
as in sequestrations

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  1. expropriations
  2. annexations
  3. repossessions
  4. assumptions
  5. takeovers
  6. impoundments
Noun
  • In the wake of the protests, the Environmental Protection and Conservation Authority has denounced the lack of transparency in the projects, which were approved without public consultation and with sudden expropriations of land.
    — Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
  • The expropriations, along with the firings, consolidated state control of the oil sector and, experts say, drained the country of expertise and investment, inflicting lasting damage.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of expropriations
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  • But county commissioners voted in February to put a moratorium on annexations and incorporations for at least five years to give the county time to assess the fiscal impact of future annexation and incorporations.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Definition of annexations
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  • Freedom Debt Relief helps with credit card debt, medical debt, most personal loans, some private student loans, as well as collections or repossessions.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • There were a record number of vehicle repossessions last year.
    — Austin Elias-de Jesus, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of repossessions
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  • These failures stemmed not from new vulnerabilities, but from basic security flaws like weak passwords and unauthenticated endpoints, and reliance on assumptions over robust controls.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Was there anything that challenged your own assumptions about what's happening along our northern border?
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Definition of assumptions
Noun
  • Unbridled spending at a level that blows competitors out of the water, as Chelsea and Manchester City did after takeovers by Roman Abramovich and Sheikh Mansour respectively in the 2000s, is simply not possible in the era of financial regulation.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement Some of the lean staffing can likely be attributed to the wave of private equity takeovers of hospitals in recent years.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 30 July 2026
Definition of takeovers
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  • In addition to the fill, there are five closed coal ash impoundments spanning 11 acres on the plant’s southwest corner, the statement said.
    — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
  • But in their century-plus of existence, the lake-like impoundments created by the dams have become beloved fixtures of nearby communities.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 June 2026
Definition of impoundments
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