annexed

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Lore Segal was 10 years old in 1938 when Nazi Germany annexed Austria and began the process of annulling the citizenships and confiscating the properties of Jewish families such as her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Austria -- which was annexed by Hitler's Germany in 1938 -- has repeatedly been criticised in the past for not fully acknowledging its responsibility in the Holocaust.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

His tough stance in 1983 - when some Nigerian islands were annexed in Lake Chad by Chadian soldiers - is still remembered in the north-east, after he blockaded the area and drove off the invaders.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025

Egypt would fall under Rome’s protection but would not be annexed to the Republic.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby