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annexation

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


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While the film adaptation’s political themes are toned down, the original musical focused on the dark atmosphere of the Nazi annexation of Austria and the Von Trapp family’s struggle for freedom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

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

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

For two weeks in March 1939, as Hitler completed his annexation of Czechoslovakia and Europe braced for war, a lurid murder trial captivated Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Denmark opposes U.S. annexation threats, stating there is no legal basis for the U.S. to annex its territory.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

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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