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Recent Examples of annexationsBut 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
Major oil companies remain wary after past expropriations and weak legal protections.
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Tibisay Zea,
Christian Science Monitor,
31 Aug. 2026
Production later climbed above 3 million barrels a day before decades of neglect, corruption, expropriations, economic collapse and US sanctions sent output plunging.
Irvine’s wide streets for years have provided a prime location for speeding, street racing and takeovers, authorities say.
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Sep. 2026
By doing so, campuses get a two-year exemption from state takeovers, meaning a campus can get up to seven F ratings in a row and still not be subject to a takeover.
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Samuel O’Neal
September 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2026