land grab
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- land-grabber noun
Example Sentences
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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 • Feb. 17, 2026
“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 • Nov. 18, 2025
However, Aslef said the pay rise was a "no-strings offer", with Mr Whelan suggesting the deal was agreed "without a land grab for our terms and conditions".
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024
The point is, can you get to one that disincentivizes the next land grab by force, or makes them think they can't get away with it?
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2024
The explosion of information technologies has precipitated an intellectual land grab; it must also teach us about both the existence and the value of the public domain.
From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James
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