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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexations
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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.
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The expropriations, along with the firings, consolidated state control of the oil sector and, experts say, drained the country of expertise and investment, inflicting lasting damage.
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Teen takeovers are a social media phenomenon, created when young people designate a gathering place and start showing up en masse.
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This is of course also how state media happens, not always with government takeovers but an industry so executive-level powerful your biggest platforms cower in its presence.
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Sotter positions himself as an advocate and changemaker, willing to challenge assumptions and push conversations forward.
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Discrimination and biased assumptions are among the greatest barriers facing people with Down syndrome.
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In addition to the fill, there are five closed coal ash impoundments spanning 11 acres on the plant’s southwest corner, the statement said.
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But in their century-plus of existence, the lake-like impoundments created by the dams have become beloved fixtures of nearby communities.
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“Annexations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexations. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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