land grab
noun
variants
or less commonly landgrab
: a usually swift acquisition of property (such as land or patent rights) often by fraud or force
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Ukraine and its Western backers say the war is an imperial-style land grab by a corrupt dictatorship.
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Guy Faulconbridge, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
The dream of a Black entrepreneur to open a hotel and beach club for Black patrons in Santa Monica in the 1950s was smashed by a racist land grab by the city through eminent domain.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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Guy Faulconbridge, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
The dream of a Black entrepreneur to open a hotel and beach club for Black patrons in Santa Monica in the 1950s was smashed by a racist land grab by the city through eminent domain.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Land grab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/land%20grab. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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