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Seizing Power Yells Blimey

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interjection

• A mild curse or expression of surprise.

37%9Seizing or seizing up suddenly
noun

• a small fragment

• obscene terms for female genitals

• (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

• a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

• the act of catching an object with the hands

verb

• to grasp hastily or eagerly

• to make grasping motions

• take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

29%6 Groups seizing power
noun

• a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power

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