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Recent Examples of annexation
David Weekley Homes was seeking property annexation into Lebanon’s city limits, a rezone and a future land-use plan amendment to develop the neighborhood.
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately, recent personnel decisions by Netanyahu suggest an eagerness to interpret Trump’s signals as annexation greenlights.
—Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Trump's desire to reclaim control of the canal has come amid several claims of wanting to expand U.S. territory, including taking Greenland from Denmark and even suggesting the annexation of neighboring Canada.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Hawaii The Spanish-American War increased the strategic value of Hawaii as a base for military operations in the Philippines, which led to its annexation in 1898.
—Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Unfortunately, recent personnel decisions by Netanyahu suggest an eagerness to interpret Trump’s signals as annexation greenlights.
—Rosemary Kelanic, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Trump's desire to reclaim control of the canal has come amid several claims of wanting to expand U.S. territory, including taking Greenland from Denmark and even suggesting the annexation of neighboring Canada.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Hawaii The Spanish-American War increased the strategic value of Hawaii as a base for military operations in the Philippines, which led to its annexation in 1898.
—Victor Hagan, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexation
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The Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act provides an exception for suits over the expropriation of property taken in violation of international law.Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
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The expropriation of assets from Danone and Carlsberg is just the beginning, as the Kremlin likely plans more corporate seizures to benefit Putin’s allies in retaliation for the use of Russia’s Central Bank assets.Nezir Sinani, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2024
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While police said the report of a migrant takeover was unfounded, there was at least one homicide this year at the complex where the offenders and victims were Venezuelan.Armando L. Sanchez, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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Black kit was appropriate, and many fans wore it that day because a week earlier, the Glazers’ controversial and highly leveraged takeover of United went through.Andy Mitten, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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Taxes increased sharply at the beginning of 2013, and a few months later, U.S. government spending tightened because of sequestration.Scott Sumner, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2016
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Its scientists had also carried out advanced research into nuclear energy, hydraulic fracturing, hydrogen storage, fuel-cell development, and carbon capture and sequestration.Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024
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Facebook posts indicate that Ing’s fish was caught from a carp impoundment, and subsequently released into a different pond.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2025
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If the president acts unilaterally to withhold from expenditure funds lawfully provided, those actions could be considered impoundment—a practice prohibited by law.Doug Criscitello, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Even if a bill passed and Trump signed it into law, the statute could face immediate legal challenge on state law preemption and equal protection grounds.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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In general, there should be local control over most issues and the state should be very hesitant about using preemption.Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
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Yee-Wallace questioned whether the remaining damages — the punitive damages — would come from a state Department of Administration fund or Boise State’s general appropriations.Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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Anderson gave us the Puzzle bag, the Gate bag, and a celebrated high-fashion appropriation of the humble market tote.Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2025
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But the officials and victims assembled in the Situation Room considered whether this assumption was really valid.Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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This archetype is essential in a world where assumptions often go unchallenged, stifling creativity and growth.Chris Schembra, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025
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Taking a dosage too high could result in seizures and hospitalization.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Officers obtained a search and seizure warrant for the home and found additional firearms, high-capacity magazines and ammunition, according to police.Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Annexation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexation. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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