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annexation

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Recent Examples of annexation What may well happen, if the opposition fails to win the election, is annexation of the territories, along with maybe a few chunks of Lebanon and even Syria for good measure, and a brittle but lethal apartheid regime. — David Shulman, The New York Review of Books, 26 Aug. 2026 The United Nations and most of the international community consider the territory occupied Syrian land and do not recognize Israel’s annexation of it. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 And with no serious domestic pressure to adopt more dovish policies, there is little standing in the way of Israel’s annexation of the West Bank and its complete destruction of Gaza. — Marc Lynch, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Hinojosa's organization is looking into possible legal action to prevent the annexation. — August 17, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for annexation

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Authorities are seeking the confiscation of four luxury vehicles worth approximately 825,000 euros, or about $957,000.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
Iran has issued a series of warnings that any vessels that violate its arrangements for transiting the ⁠Strait of Hormuz could face fines, detention, or even confiscation.

— Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of confiscation

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South African leaders reject Washington’s accusations, arguing land expropriation and affirmative action measures seek to repair apartheid-era injustices and insisting the United States respect the country’s sovereignty and policy choices.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Major oil companies remain wary after past expropriations and weak legal protections.

— Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of expropriation

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The Houthis' latest takeover, following the seizure of the Red Sea port of Mokha and a strategic island last week, puts more pressure on Saudi shipments and, in turn, global oil supplies and prices.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Boro met Port Vale, drew 2-2 and then Gibson, who was 28, was part of a takeover.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Wasserman Schultz’s decision to run in the historically Black 20th Congressional District was selfish and opportunistic carpetbagging, a devastating usurpation of power from Black Floridians.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
The attempt of any of the parts to exercise it is usurpation.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026

Definition of usurpation

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Bioaccumulation is a broad term describing the uptake, retention, and sequestration of organic and inorganic contaminants by an organism from its environment through all possible exposure pathways.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026
The dispute is how to represent those distinctions without crediting routine carbon circulation as additional sequestration.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sequestration

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Several entities — including insurance companies and vehicle repossession agencies — can mount such cameras or access the networks.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
Freedom Debt Relief helps with credit card debt, medical debt, most personal loans, some private student loans, as well as collections or repossessions.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of repossession

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According to Sullivan, at least one juror has asked for the impoundment to be extended indefinitely.

— Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
Folsom staff said the city could not legally adopt the type of impoundment residents requested, citing Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable seizures.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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