land grab

Frequency: 5.02.1 per million words

The act of seizing land, especially illicitly or unfairly.

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  • The controversial land grab sparked nationwide protests.
  • Investors called the deal a blatant land grab by the developer.
  • Local leaders vowed to reverse the 1990s land grab.
  • Is this policy a strategic land grab disguised as reform?
  • The court ruled the land grab illegal and ordered restitution.
  • Civil society groups are mobilizing to stop another land grab.
  • If approved, the merger would amount to a digital land grab.
  • In her memoir, she recounts the colonial land grab that displaced her family.
  • Reporters described the move as an opportunistic land grab during the crisis.
  • There have been repeated land grabs along the border in recent years.