annexed

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Once tied to the now-defunct city of Tropico, Adams Hill was annexed to Glendale in 1918.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Jolani was a nom-de-guerre, reflecting his family's roots in the Golan Heights, Syria's southern highlands, annexed by Israel after it was occupied in 1967.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

When World War II ended, parts of eastern Poland were annexed by the Soviet Union.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Local officials denied the operator’s request to be annexed into Tucson and have access to the city’s water.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

Adek and I attended the same university, and I found him outside the library, lecturing to a trio of enthralled young ladies about the dangers facing our neighbor Czechoslovakia now that Germany had annexed Austria.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman