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as in bout
a sudden experiencing of a physical or mental disorder
an epileptic seizure
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as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
secret intrigues with the czar's ministers that culminated in the czarina's seizure of the throne
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Recent Examples of seizure
The inspector general didn't find any evidence that the seizures were politically motivated or done for retaliation.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
The move has been criticized by several countries including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and the United Nations has called the seizure a breach of its 1974 disengagement agreement with Syria that established the demilitarized buffer zone.
—NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Among its findings, investigators recounted the seizure in the UK last year of hundreds of what appeared to be Ozempic pens, but were in fact insulin pens relabeled as Ozempic.
—Bob Woods, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Less common symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting or seizures.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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This year with the Thunder, Caruso has appeared in 19 bouts so far, all off the bench.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Ford, in what only can be described a bout of corporate madness, kept them.Jeremy White, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
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As artificial intelligence rakes through the tech industry and beyond, some students also see some of the hands-on jobs taught in trade schools as less vulnerable to the machine-learning takeover.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Zach Bryan leads the pack at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards with 21 nominations, followed by Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen, signaling a country music takeover.Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Rod Metzer eventually pleaded guilty to 14 counts relating to the attack on Morgan Metzer.Michael Loftus, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The trip to Luxembourg marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, which began Dec. 16, 1944, when German soldiers launched an unexpected attack through Belgium and Luxembourg.Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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In the case of the 2018-19 shutdown, five of the 12 appropriations bills went into effect, funding Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense and limiting the number of employees on furlough.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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That shutdown ended after Democrats secured a House majority in the November 2018 midterm election and quickly voted to approve the appropriations bill that had previously passed unanimously in the Senate and included no funding for the wall.Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Both Roh’s and Park’s cases were criticized for being politically motivated.E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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In some states felons are ineligible to vote, unless specific requirements (as in Trump’s case) are met.Sabrina Clay, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Most countries have not recognized the annexation of the Golan Heights but then U.S. President Donald Trump - now president-elect - said the U.S. would recognize Israel's sovereignty in the area in 2019.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
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Since Hamas’s brutal attacks on Israel on October 7 last year, killing 1,200 Israelis and taking more than 250 others hostage, settler leaders in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government have been pushing for the annexation of the whole West Bank.Nic Robertson, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
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These trivia quizzes challenge your knowledge of the magical world of spells, creatures, and artifacts.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Intel used every trick in its spell book but even that wasn't enough.Caroline Reid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Seizure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seizure. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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