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Recent Examples of annexation
Earlier this week, some far-right members of Netanyahu's ruling coalition vowed to push through annexation plans, calling it the best way to prevent a Palestinian state.
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Jordana Miller, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
One of the main options being considered is annexation of the Jordan Valley – a strip of land on the eastern edge of the West Bank that runs along the Jordan River.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
However, the conflict is seen as happening in two stages, with Russia's invasion and annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014 linked to the current war.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
One of Putin’s main concerns going into the talks was the lifting of Western sanctions imposed in response to the annexation of Crimea.
—Anna Batta, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2025
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Jordana Miller, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
One of the main options being considered is annexation of the Jordan Valley – a strip of land on the eastern edge of the West Bank that runs along the Jordan River.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
However, the conflict is seen as happening in two stages, with Russia's invasion and annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014 linked to the current war.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
One of Putin’s main concerns going into the talks was the lifting of Western sanctions imposed in response to the annexation of Crimea.
—Anna Batta, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexation
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The Nazi Party began looting art in the early 1930s from Jewish dealers who were forced to sell their valuables before fleeing to safety, and an official confiscation group called the Einsatzstab Reichsleiters Rosenberg (ERR) was created in 1940.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Consequences for violations vary by school but may include parental contact, device confiscation, detention or suspension.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Aug. 2025
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The expropriation entailed the government seizing a 51% equity stake in YPF.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
29 Aug. 2025
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Land expropriations will also be authorized.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Experts say a forcible takeover would likely knock Taiwan's chipmakers offline, temporarily if not longer term.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Between their 2018 takeover and the end of 2023-24, Villa spent 132 per cent of income on wages and player amortisation costs.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Plus adds the NordPass password manager along with Threat Protection Pro for malware screening and sequestration, including an ad and tracker blocker and advanced browsing protection, and ups the eSim data provided to 5GB.—
K. Thor Jensen,
PC Magazine,
13 Aug. 2025
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Cato’s Adam Michel helpfully identifies them: credits for enhanced oil recovery, for marginal wells and for carbon capture and sequestration.—
Veronique De Rugy,
Oc Register,
17 July 2025
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Again, ignoring the words of the law, the two-judge majority held that only the comptroller could sue to stop the president, not people whose lives and fortunes were destroyed by the president's impoundment decisions.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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Past efforts by presidents to control federal spending through impoundment or executive orders have often been thwarted by Congress and the courts.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Aug. 2025
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This opens the door to federal preemption, raising the stakes in the ongoing tug-of-war between Washington and the states over who sets the rules.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Third, the broader the federal statute, the more important preemption will become.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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Without the congressional appropriation, CPB cannot fulfill the mission Congress assigned to us.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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These obligations are rooted in the trust responsibility and enacted through Congressional authorization and appropriation.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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This group defies old assumptions and shows why traditional generational labels may be too blunt to guide modern marketing strategies.—
Jeff Fromm,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The results challenge decades of assumptions about the virus.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Annexation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexation. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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