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annexations

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plural of annexation

as in sequestrations

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Recent Examples of annexations But county commissioners voted in February to put a moratorium on annexations and incorporations for at least five years to give the county time to assess the fiscal impact of future annexation and incorporations. — Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025

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Production later climbed above 3 million barrels a day before decades of neglect, corruption, expropriations, economic collapse and US sanctions sent output plunging.

— Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
In the wake of the protests, the Environmental Protection and Conservation Authority has denounced the lack of transparency in the projects, which were approved without public consultation and with sudden expropriations of land.

— Marzio G. Mian, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026

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Each time this happens–Valentino, Dries Van Noten, Proenza Schouler, and Carolina Herrera had similar takeovers–the reporting and reviews read almost like a connect-the-dots of sorts between the outgoing and the incoming creatives.

— Rebecca Suhrawardi, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
However, settlers have staged takeovers of other Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank.

— Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of takeovers

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Her boredom was sharpened by the discovery that most of her initial assumptions were wrong.

— Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Preconceptions, assumptions, and advance knowledge in the viewing public are regarded as impediments to the capacity of the tale to surprise, startle, or transport.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

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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
In addition to the fill, there are five closed coal ash impoundments spanning 11 acres on the plant’s southwest corner, the statement said.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026

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