expropriations

plural of expropriation

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Recent Examples of expropriations Land expropriations will also be authorized. CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expropriations
Noun
  • An expert in crime prevention and reduction told Fox News Digital that the recent rash of urban organized street takeovers leaves residents in fear, and feeling like authorities don't have control over the streets they are supposed to protect.
    Peter D'Abrosca, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Over Labor Day weekend, Milwaukee police officers responded to at least 15 calls related to takeovers, JS public safety reporter David Clarey wrote.
    Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Then, uncontrolled, jerky movements develop as well as vision loss, dementia, and seizures.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
  • His father, Rob Sampson, added to CBS News that Logan has only had two seizures, but could be vulnerable without his medication.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In his pitch for privatization, Allen decries New College’s reliance on state appropriations and claims the school has never been well-suited for the State University System, pointing to its unusually high cost in taxpayer dollars per student.
    Alice Herman, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In recent years, it has been funded with a relatively even split of private donations to support its programming, and federal appropriations provided by Congress to support its core operations including the maintenance of the facilities, further underscoring its unique status.
    Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • 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

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“Expropriations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expropriations. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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