land grab

American

Or land-grab

noun

the seizing of land by a nation, state, or organization, especially illegally, underhandedly, or unfairly.

Other Word Forms

land-grabber noun

Example Sentences

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“My goal over the next 12 months is a land grab,” Smith-Griffin told Forbes.

From Los Angeles Times

Land grab for data centers is one more obstacle to much-needed housing.

From MarketWatch

Customers won’t look a gift horse in the mouth, but it smacks of the expensive land grab that worries some U.S. tech investors.

From The Wall Street Journal

What is clear is that even the fight over a performing arts institution now includes a digital land grab, and the punchline arrived before the branding rollout did.

From Salon

“Worries are certainly not limited to investment in the AI land grab but also profitability for the companies engaged in the most notable capex spend.”

From Barron's

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