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Recent Examples of annexation
The Village Farms Development Team recently formed a political committee to advocate for Measure V, an annexation vote required under Davis’s Measure J-R-D growth-control ordinance, will appear on the city’s June 2 ballot.
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
There have been multiple clashes since Trump’s return to office, with the U.S. President’s annexation remarks and tariff threats proving to be a stumbling block for harmonious relations.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Israel’s accelerating attempts toward annexation of the West Bank and to permanently remain in the Gaza Strip — and deny Palestinians political rights in both areas — are as morally reckless and demographically insane as would be the U.S. annexing Mexico.
—Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
While a minority of Greenlanders hope for closer ties with the United States, most remain opposed to any form of annexation.
—Juliette Pavy, The Dial, 17 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
There have been multiple clashes since Trump’s return to office, with the U.S. President’s annexation remarks and tariff threats proving to be a stumbling block for harmonious relations.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 23 Feb. 2026
Israel’s accelerating attempts toward annexation of the West Bank and to permanently remain in the Gaza Strip — and deny Palestinians political rights in both areas — are as morally reckless and demographically insane as would be the U.S. annexing Mexico.
—Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2026
While a minority of Greenlanders hope for closer ties with the United States, most remain opposed to any form of annexation.
—Juliette Pavy, The Dial, 17 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexation
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And the more attention brought to the box via media interviews means more scrutiny may be placed on it, risking its confiscation by city authorities.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Students caught wind of the confiscation and quickly rallied a sizable protest outside the school.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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Palmer Luckey, same thing—equating property expropriation with democracy.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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Books permit these corporations—many of them whose foundations are tied to European colonialism and the history of expropriation and looting—to be authors in the telling of history and culture.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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Morath announced a state takeover of Fort Worth ISD last year after a single campus in the district, Leadership Academy at Forest Oak Sixth Grade Center, received five consecutive failure ratings in the state’s A-F accountability scores.—
Silas Allen,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Morath confirmed the takeover decision in October, and a panel of state administrative law judges ruled against Fort Worth ISD last month in the school district’s final appeal.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Court’s usurpation runs deeper than the invalidation of statutes with a liberal cast, though there has been plenty of that.—
Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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As Isaac told it, his kingdom’s history is rife with treachery, usurpation, and murder.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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The bill would have required a carbon storage operator to receive approval from a county legislative body or plan commission if the sequestration project would transport or store carbon dioxide outside the county where it’s generated.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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Landowners in opposition of the project, many of them from Shelby County, plan to lobby Tuesday against the sequestration pipeline at the Iowa State Capitol.—
Cami Koons,
Des Moines Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Shocking footage showed the moment a suspect opened fire while chasing a man during a car repossession in Manor, Texas.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Even if the borrowers offer collateral, say real property like with a mortgage, the repossession or foreclosure process could take more time than the bank has to meet its depositors’ demand.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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The city said in its release Central Iowa Towing and Recovery in its bid crossed out a requirement that the contractor provide notice by mail of the impoundment to the owner of the vehicle within 72 hours and wrote instead 20 days.—
Lee Rood,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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Utility owners historically have buried the ash in impoundments or ponds.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
17 Feb. 2026
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In doing so, the Maryland judge adopted a narrower viewpoint on preemption while not seeing why requiring Kalshi to comply with Maryland laws would violate CEA impartiality.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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State preemption at this sweeping level is a radical departure from the current system.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Annexation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexation. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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