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confiscations

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plural of confiscation

as in sequestrations

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Major oil companies remain wary after past expropriations and weak legal protections.

— Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026
Production later climbed above 3 million barrels a day before decades of neglect, corruption, expropriations, economic collapse and US sanctions sent output plunging.

— Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

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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

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After all, states like Georgia and Arizona were also once solidly red until break-out candidates—backed by party spending—upended those assumptions.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026
Given Abbey’s anxieties about spending money and fear of not having enough, Stacy plans to use very conservative assumptions for inflation, health costs and average returns when making her projections based on Abbey’s savings today.

— Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026

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Hinojosa elaborated on her position on state takeovers while answering another question at Thursday’s event.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, the festival’s Resistance stage will host takeovers by Mau P’s Baddest Behaviour brand and Adam Bayer’s stalwart techno label Drumcode Records.

— Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026

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Iranian authorities continue to enforce compulsory-veiling rules, including through prosecutions, business closures, vehicle impoundments and surveillance.

— Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Police say the crackdown will include citations and vehicle impoundments for adults caught trespassing on construction sites.

— Gino Vicci, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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