Seize The Throne

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	verb • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession • take the place of
	21%	14		Defeated the usurper Gaumata to seize the throne
	noun • king of Persia who expanded the Persian Empire and invaded Greece but was defeated at the battle of Marathon (550-486 BC)
	17%	6		Seize and take away
	verb • take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom • pull away from the body

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New York Times23 Jan 1994	Down 92
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