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seized upon
verb
Past of seize upon
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"It's an initiative the mayor seized upon," Mr. Carey said.
She seized upon the boredom angle.
Still, Judge Rakoff seized upon the gaffe.
Tasty facts can be seized upon.
He seized upon the name.
Unsurprisingly, it was seized upon.
Congressional Democrats certainly seized upon that vulnerability.
Precedent is seized upon by both sides.
The French critics seized upon it.
Nonetheless, Clapper seized upon Trump's initial comments.
Blackstone has seized upon these opportunities to bolster its businesses.
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