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annexation

[an-ik-sey-shuhn, -ek-] / ˌæn ɪkˈseɪ ʃən, -ɛk- /


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But even a hypothetical mass annexation has a way of setting off a frenzy.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

The United Arab Emirates had warned annexation could risk upending the Abraham Accords, a key achievement of Trump’s first term that normalized relations between Israel and some Arab countries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

What’s Next: Strategists aren’t willing to rule it out entirely, but they see a military annexation of Greenland as highly improbable.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

The French leader also praised efforts by the Trump administration to end the conflict, which began in 2014 with Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea, followed by a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

It is thought that the American annexation of the moon as the fifty-first state ...

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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