annex
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The agreement illustrates a historical pattern: The United States no longer needs to annex land to achieve its strategic objectives abroad.
From Salon β Oct. 13, 2026
If his boasts mean he will no longer threaten to annex Greenland, that’s good.
From Slate β Sep. 22, 2026
In a report published late last month, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Pyongyang has also begun operating an expanded annex at another enrichment site.
From BBC β Sep. 9, 2026
Now, as global trade norms dissolve and the U.S. threatens to annex neighboring Greenland, for some here, joining the EU looks like a smart geopolitical insurance policy.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 28, 2026
Territorial empires directly occupy territories with their armies, throw out the old rulers, and annex the land.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
But Inara demands the whole agreement, including all annexes and associated materials, the secretary of state’s verification assessment and any certifications.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 19, 2026
Participants will be working on shared language for annexes covering child protection, AI security and governance and diffusing AI through economies -- especially to small and medium firms.
From Barron's β May 29, 2026
The last Mexican governor of the state, he reckons with land-grabbers in the final era of Mexican governance before the United States annexes the territory.
From Los Angeles Times β May 15, 2025
Now, though, Le Fisc says it’s ironed out these problems, and is looking to expand the use of its software spotting pools to identifying other undeclared and taxable housing improvements, like extensions and annexes.
From The Verge β Aug. 30, 2022
These were less grand: storerooms, cupboards, annexes, cubbyholes.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
When Germany annexed Austria in March 1938, about 170,000 Jews lived in Vienna.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 21, 2026
Moscow currently occupies around a fifth of Ukraine, including Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.
From Barron's β Oct. 15, 2026
At the end of World War Two, the Soviet Union annexed the island chain and deported around 17,000 Japanese residents.
From BBC β Aug. 13, 2026
The eighth project was annexed into the City of Granbury, which had not received any development plans, according to a spokesperson.
From Salon β Jun. 6, 2026
“He’s already annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia,” said Uncle Abraham.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
The county - located in what China calls the Tibet Autonomous Region after annexing it in the 1950s - is 400km north-east of the region's capital, Lhasa.
From BBC β Oct. 23, 2026
Rather than annexing the island, the United States appears poised to secure many of its strategic objectives without changing any borders.
From Salon β Oct. 13, 2026
In June, Hoekstra said the idea of the US annexing Canada would be "a great discussion" for Trump to have with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
From Barron's β Aug. 13, 2026
The U.S. can defend those lanes without annexing Greenland.
From Slate β Jan. 8, 2026
Like they’re annexing us or doing us some kind of favor.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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