as in takeover
the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority
the unexpected usurpation of power by the government resulted in the townspeople revolting
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While police said the report of a migrant takeover was unfounded, there was at least one homicide this year at the complex where the offenders and victims were Venezuelan.—
Armando L. Sanchez,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2025 -
Nashville, Tennessee, added to the Southern takeover at #7.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2025
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Yee-Wallace questioned whether the remaining damages — the punitive damages — would come from a state Department of Administration fund or Boise State’s general appropriations.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Jan. 2025
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Anderson gave us the Puzzle bag, the Gate bag, and a celebrated high-fashion appropriation of the humble market tote.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2025
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Russian President Vladimir Putin's seizure of Crimea, combined with his ambitious modernization program for Russia's armed forces, had to change how the U.S. government viewed Moscow.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
17 Jan. 2025
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In Kansas City, just one seizure last year netted enough fentanyl to potentially kill more than 5 million people.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
16 Jan. 2025
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Trump's annexation plans face obvious political and legal barriers.—
CAT ZAKRZEWSKI AND MARIANA ALFARO THE WASHINGTON POST,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has commented on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's Greenland proposal, drawing parallels between the plan and Russia's annexation of several Ukrainian regions.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Usurpation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usurpation. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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