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Recent Examples of annexation
Still, military annexation was not on the table.
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
In his second term, Cleveland supported the gold standard, prevented the annexation of Hawaii, and authorized the use of Federal troops to end the Pullman Strike.
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New York Times,
11 June 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government is dominated by settler leaders and supporters, and key Cabinet ministers are pushing for a formal annexation of the territory.
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Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
The annexation, despite resistance from neighboring suburbs, helped Chicago maintain jurisdiction over O’Hare.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 June 2026
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Ben Taub,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
In his second term, Cleveland supported the gold standard, prevented the annexation of Hawaii, and authorized the use of Federal troops to end the Pullman Strike.
—
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government is dominated by settler leaders and supporters, and key Cabinet ministers are pushing for a formal annexation of the territory.
—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
The annexation, despite resistance from neighboring suburbs, helped Chicago maintain jurisdiction over O’Hare.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for annexation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexation
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The court also ordered the confiscation of gifts Kim had received, including a Van Cleef & Arpels diamond necklace, a Tiffany brooch, a Dior handbag, a storage case for a gold turtle figurine and a painting by famous Korean artist Lee Ufan.
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In February, the council introduced new e-bike regulations to prohibit riders younger than 12, ban e-bikes at two community parks and allow the temporary confiscation of reckless riders’ machines.
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Put simply, this new deal consists of care in exchange for expropriation.
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In the wake of the protests, the Environmental Protection and Conservation Authority has denounced the lack of transparency in the projects, which were approved without public consultation and with sudden expropriations of land.
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While the federal takeover of the city’s police department ended in September, National Guard deployments have continued.
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In Greenville, North Carolina, the city's mayor enacted a curfew ahead of the holiday weekend in response to threats of a teen takeover, according to The Reflector.
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The attempt of any of the parts to exercise it is usurpation.
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Those laws sought to alter the reporting structure for the secretary or the directors in violation of Amendment 33 of the Arkansas Constitution, which protects the vested powers of constitutional boards, like the Board of Corrections, from usurpation by the governor, the General Assembly or both.
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Fleming staked much of his campaign on opposition to carbon capture and sequestration, the process for injecting carbon dioxide waste underground to reduce industrial pollution.
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The length of sequestration is to cover the incubation period of the virus, or the time from exposure to signs of infection.
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There were a record number of vehicle repossessions last year.
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Owning Olmo has been like owning a house that is at permanent risk of repossession.
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Authorize impoundment of vehicles involved in violations under certain circumstances.
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The 2015 rules required utilities to monitor groundwater and impoundments, close leaking ponds and publicly disclose contamination data.
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The administration has rolled back Biden-era policies such as mandatory safety reporting thresholds in favor of voluntary frameworks and state law preemption.
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But Congress might not have the same success using preemption with college athlete employment at public universities given that longstanding legal relationship between those universities and their states.
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“Annexation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexation. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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