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annexed

[an-ekst, uh-nekst] / ˈæn ɛkst, əˈnɛkst /
ADJECTIVE
seized
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Annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, Lithuania declared its independence from Russia in March 1990 — 17 months before Ukraine followed suit.

From Washington Times • Mar. 25, 2022

Annexed by the city in the late 19th century, the North End once was the northernmost point in Detroit, bordering on the cities of Highland Park and Hamtramck.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2014

"I've done my best with Annexed," she added, "and it's now for readers to decide whether or not I've succeeded."

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2010

For Dogar the inspiration for Annexed "was not really Anne herself, but Peter van Pels".

From The Guardian • Jun. 22, 2010

The Anglo-Catholic censures of The Book Annexed are substantially summed up in the assertion that due regard is not had, in the changes proposed, to the structural principles of liturgical science.

From A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer by Huntington, William Reed




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