annexation

noun

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as in confiscation

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Recent Examples of annexation Those governments have eroded the prospects of peace with the Palestinians through creeping annexation and systematic repression in the West Bank. — Michael Fuchs, Foreign Affairs, 6 Aug. 2026 His vision of endless war, permanent occupation and annexation is rejected by the overwhelming majority of American Jews. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 For China, practical control and influence matter more than formal annexation. — Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Members of his government, including the far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, have called for annexation of the West Bank, territory Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for annexation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexation
  1. confiscation
  2. expropriation
  3. takeover
  4. usurpation
  5. sequestration
  6. repossession
  7. impoundment
  8. preemption
Noun
  • Use strong-arm tactics, such as the confiscation of old ballots, to intimidate officials and possibly serve as a dress rehearsal for federal muscle-flexing in future elections.
    — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
  • Establishing a National Claims Commission to resolve confiscation claims from the post-1959 nationalizations, compensating former owners through bonds while protecting people who later acquired the same properties legally.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of confiscation
Noun
  • Lawyers for the groups argued Monday that the law violates the South African Constitution's protections of private property and prohibitions of expropriation of land without compensation.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • In spite of legal safeguards, the wealthy still fear expropriation.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of expropriation
Noun
  • Encouraged by his son, Michael, Storch held talks over becoming a minority shareholder at Reading alongside fellow American Rob Couhig, before believing a full takeover of Cardiff City was possible following their relegation to League One.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The United States has a particular responsibility to protect the Afghan women who worked with American institutions, in civil society organizations, or as human rights defenders before the Taliban takeover and have since left Afghanistan.
    — Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of takeover
Noun
  • The attempt of any of the parts to exercise it is usurpation.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of usurpation
Noun
  • According to study co-author and UM evolutionary biologist Tim James, these discoveries should be incorporated into carbon cycling and sequestration models.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 July 2026
  • 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.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
Definition of sequestration
Noun
  • Several entities — including insurance companies and vehicle repossession agencies — can mount such cameras or access the networks.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2026
  • Freedom Debt Relief helps with credit card debt, medical debt, most personal loans, some private student loans, as well as collections or repossessions.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 21 July 2026
Definition of repossession
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  • Police say the crackdown will include citations and vehicle impoundments for adults caught trespassing on construction sites.
    — Gino Vicci, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The plan, if approved by the EPA, would direct IDEM to create a permitting section with about nine to 13 staff members to address coal ash impoundment closure permit applications.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of impoundment
Noun
  • But Democrats on the Commerce Committee ultimately stripped out preemption of state AI laws originally in the Chatbot Act.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Other courts have upheld local-cleaning policies against Energy Policy and Conservation Act preemption challenges, according to the village.
    — Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of preemption

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