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Recent Examples of annexation
Trump himself has suggested moral equivalence between the two sides, claiming Ukraine was at fault for provoking the war, that President Zelensky was illegitimate and that the U.S. should recognize Russia’s annexations of Ukrainian territory.
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Eric Green, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Trump is reportedly offering U.S. recognition of Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea as part of a peace plan that was separately delivered to Ukrainian and Russian officials last week.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Vance piled pressure on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by calling on both sides to accept the American framework for peace, which includes agreeing to recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea, mostly freezing the frontlines of the conflict and foregoing future NATO membership.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
One explanation is that the belongings were hidden amid Nazi Germany’s annexation of the region in the 1930s.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
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Eric Green, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
Trump is reportedly offering U.S. recognition of Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea as part of a peace plan that was separately delivered to Ukrainian and Russian officials last week.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025
Vance piled pressure on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by calling on both sides to accept the American framework for peace, which includes agreeing to recognize Russia’s annexation of Crimea, mostly freezing the frontlines of the conflict and foregoing future NATO membership.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 23 Apr. 2025
One explanation is that the belongings were hidden amid Nazi Germany’s annexation of the region in the 1930s.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexation
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Most of them were Protestant descendants of the English and Scottish settlers who benefitted from the wholesale expropriation of land from Catholic owners in the seventeenth century.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Trump on Friday signed an executive order to cut U.S. aid to South Africa, citing an expropriation act that President Cyril Ramaphosa signed last month aiming to redress land inequalities that stem from South Africa's history of white supremacy.—
Reuters,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The journey picks up again on May 30 and heads to Cannes, with a takeover of the Armani/Caffè terrace, and then heads to Capri, where a Giorgio Armani boutique opened in April on Via Camerelle that was designed to evoke the atmosphere of seaside destinations.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
23 May 2025
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Allow guest blogging or social media posting (i.e., an influencer account takeover).—
Emily Reynolds Bergh,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The Trump administration has voiced its support for all manner of geologic sequestration.—
Christopher Helman,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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President Barack Obama’s pivot to Asia achieved new levels of strategic engagement with the region in general, and with Southeast Asia in particular, after years of neglect, but it was challenged by caps on military spending imposed under sequestration.—
Michael J. Green,
Foreign Affairs,
31 Jan. 2022
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In 1975, the Supreme Court, in Train v. City of New York, ruled on Nixon's unilateral impoundment of funds.—
Greg Rosalsky,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
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Congress passed the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, which forbade future impoundments with only narrow exceptions.—
Emily Bazelon,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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In recent years, the Legislature has passed sweeping preemption laws like the Live Local Act, which ties cities’ hands when addressing affordable housing in ways that suit local needs.—
Rob Long,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Apr. 2025
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Philly is blocked from passing its own gun control measures due to the state's preemption law, which gives that power to the state Legislature.—
Mike D'Onofrio,
Axios,
2 Apr. 2025
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During appearances last week before the House and Senate appropriations committees, Duffy boasted about saving taxpayers nearly $10 billion during the first 100 days of the Trump administration.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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Fieldhouse and Mertens estimate that approximately 14 years passes between an appropriation shock and its peak effect on productivity growth.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Administrators can begin by: • Auditing their systems for accessibility barriers, including the assumption that students must meet traditional admissions criteria.—
Nicole Kim,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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If those are the assumptions, then Bennett, a pending UFA, would be attractive.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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What starts to come into view is that Laura had a daughter who looks suspiciously like Piper, and that perhaps Laura has tried this trick before on Oliver, who can’t leave the premises without having a grand mal seizure.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
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On May 5, 2025, the Education Department officially resumed collections on defaulted loans, including tax refund offsets, wage garnishment of paychecks, and the seizure of Social Security benefits for the first time since 2020.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Annexation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexation. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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