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Recent Examples of annexation
If annexation did not happen, Mahon Ranch agreed to buy back any unannexed land for $77,000 per acre, according to the staff report.
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Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Plans for a Buc-ee’s development date back to 2024 when an annexation of the land to Palmer Lake was first proposed.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2026
At a fruit market in Sevastopol, a Crimean Tatar vendor explained that prices had soared after annexation.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Its creeping annexation of the West Bank is a massive affront to human rights.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
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Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Plans for a Buc-ee’s development date back to 2024 when an annexation of the land to Palmer Lake was first proposed.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2026
At a fruit market in Sevastopol, a Crimean Tatar vendor explained that prices had soared after annexation.
—Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Dial, 21 Apr. 2026
Its creeping annexation of the West Bank is a massive affront to human rights.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexation
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While Castro’s rule saw an expansion of access to education and health care, alongside those gains came political repression and the confiscation and nationalization of private land, businesses, and homes, prompting millions of Cubans to flee.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
20 Apr. 2026
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Earlier this year, officials began enforcing a nationwide ban on electronic cigarettes, with penalties that can include confiscation, fines and even detention.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Malema heads the Economic Freedom Fighters, which advocates for the expropriation of mines, banks and land, and is notorious for starting brawls in parliament.—
Jonathan Tirone,
Bloomberg,
16 Apr. 2026
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Conoco will not invest until there is way to recover some of the $12 billion that Venezuela owes the company from the expropriation of its assets, CEO Ryan Lance said Tuesday.—
Spencer Kimball,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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In Ho Chi Minh City — formerly Saigon — the Viet Cong celebrated its takeover.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The auction winner, Paramount Skydance, covered the payment to Netflix, but Warner still must carry the obligation on its balance sheet in case the Paramount takeover falls apart.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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This is an ancient practice that continues into the Middle Ages called usurpation.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
9 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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Most notably, the defense says, the comments were posted during the trial — and at least once concerned the testimony of a witness — in violation of sequestration, which is supposed to shield witnesses from the proceedings.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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The legal teams will meet with New York Southern District Judge Lewis Liman on Tuesday to iron out details of the trial, including the trial's length, witness sequestration and which experts and evidence each side will be allowed to present.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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If DeSantis signs the bill into law, a Florida statute that regulates private investigative services, private security services and repossession services would be amended to open the door for unpaid volunteers to protect religious institutions with their own firearms.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 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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Other proposals include the impoundment of vehicles that have been caught repeatedly violating the law.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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In the texts, the scammer threatens vehicle impoundment, license suspension and a warrant for arrest being issued unless money is sent to them.—
Lillian Metzmeier,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
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Lawmakers have largely disagreed over the preemption of state laws, which Republicans pushed for.—
Miranda Nazzaro,
The Hill,
22 Apr. 2026
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The bill currently proposes relaxing pesticide labeling rules and the potential preemption of states suing big agrochemical companies in cases related to carcinogenic paraquat and glyphosate.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Annexation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexation. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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