land grab
noun
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variants:
or less commonly landgrab
Definition of land grab
: a usually swift acquisition of property (such as land or patent rights) often by fraud or force
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Other Words from land grab
land-grabber
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Examples of land grab in a Sentence
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Republicans in the House and Senate callthe measure a land grab and a hindrance to the country’s energy independence. — Andrew Nicla, azcentral, "Bill to ban new uranium mining claims near the Grand Canyon passes House committee," 17 July 2019 Kenya accused Somalia of auctioning off oil and gas blocks in Kenya’s maritime territorial area that borders Somalia, an allegation dismissed by the Somali government, which accused Kenya of carrying out a land grab. — Washington Post, "Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Guinea over Somaliland," 4 July 2019 The Canadian foreign minister at the time likened the move to the land grabs of early European colonizers. — Richard Kemeny, Science | AAAS, "As countries battle for control of North Pole, science is the ultimate winner," 20 June 2019 This act was perceived as a provocation by members of a community whose entire village was once destroyed during colonial land grabs at the end of the 18th century. — Holly Eva Ryan, Quartz Africa, "Anti-Chinese protests in a Gambian fishing village show conflict of foreign investment in Africa," 27 June 2019 But even more, the land grab underscored the ascendancy of a new class of whale-size office tenants — tech giants turned media moguls. — David Lazarus, latimes.com, "California Inc.: Tech giants aim not to repeat Microsoft’s antitrust mistakes," 24 June 2019 With twenty-five seats in the National Assembly and millions of supporters, the EFF has led many of these land grabs across the country. — James Pogue, Harper's magazine, "The Myth of White Genocide," 10 June 2019 Finding any available empty plots in a land grab that’s been running since the 17th century. — Kathryn O'shea Evans, House Beautiful, "This Stunning Massachusetts Home is a Haven in the Trees," 3 May 2019 This is the greatest land grab in the history of media ever. — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Recode has published 240 podcasts in 2018. Here are the 10 you really shouldn’t miss.," 6 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'land grab.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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