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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.
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Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexations
Noun
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Penn’s presence became a form of soft validation for a project that was already spooking investors, undermining private industry through expropriations, and hollowing out checks and balances.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Jan. 2026
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The expropriations led to more than 40 arbitration complaints against Venezuela in the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, which is part of the World Bank.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Pranks in online games turn into account takeovers.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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Three of those seven takeovers, all of which have happened since 2015, were for failure to meet acceptable academic ratings.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As archaeology advances, these structures continue to challenge assumptions about technological progress.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Most importantly, the reader’s assumptions have changed.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Annexations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexations. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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