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Recent Examples of annexation
The annexation, despite resistance from neighboring suburbs, helped Chicago maintain jurisdiction over O’Hare.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
Reasons ranged from Russia’s lethal stance on LGBTQ+ people to its then-recent annexation of Crimea to the fact that many experts believed Russia was responsible for killing 298 people by shooting down Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 four years earlier.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Eric Lutzens/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Since then, the family has been working on the annexation and zoning for a new location in the Town of Hudson.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 6 June 2026
These range from narratives on the current status of Crimea and justifications for the war in Ukraine to the history of NATO and justification for Russia’s annexation of Baltic states during World War II.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 June 2026
Reasons ranged from Russia’s lethal stance on LGBTQ+ people to its then-recent annexation of Crimea to the fact that many experts believed Russia was responsible for killing 298 people by shooting down Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 four years earlier.
—Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
Eric Lutzens/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Since then, the family has been working on the annexation and zoning for a new location in the Town of Hudson.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 6 June 2026
These range from narratives on the current status of Crimea and justifications for the war in Ukraine to the history of NATO and justification for Russia’s annexation of Baltic states during World War II.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexation
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Authorities warned that anyone caught operating a drone in restricted airspace could face confiscation of the device, up to one year in prison and a $1,000 fine.—
Sofia Baltodano,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Graham said illegally using a drone could lead to fines of up to $100,000, the confiscation of the drone, and potential federal charges.—
Emily McLeod,
CBS News,
28 May 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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The backstory The Artist opened in 2024 as a takeover of the Gran Hotel Domine, a hotel that was built in 2002 following the museum’s inauguration in 1997.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
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Like Ernest Hemingway’s description of bankruptcy, Off Campus’s takeover of my phone happened gradually, then all at once.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
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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.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 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 length of sequestration is to cover the incubation period of the virus, or the time from exposure to signs of infection.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
13 May 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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Owning Olmo has been like owning a house that is at permanent risk of repossession.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The village capped several business types at zero, including day labor and temporary employment agencies, repossession lots and junkyards.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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The name Gathright Dam pays tribute to Thomas Gathright, the man whose land the Jackson River flooded prior to the impoundment being built.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026
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The project plans to turn a 1,000 acre-swath of neighboring land into an above ground reservoir called the C-11 impoundment area.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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Unlike ordinary cell service, FirstNet gives first responders priority and preemption for daily operations and during emergencies, even when commercial networks are overloaded.—
Edward F. Davis,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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The Third Circuit’s ‘swaps-first’ approach to field preemption has filtered down to other federal courts.—
Daniel Wallach,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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“Annexation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexation. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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