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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

A top UN official has warned that these amount to "gradual, de facto annexation."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

House Speaker Mike Johnson said last week that Congress was “certainly not” considering a military annexation of Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

In other news, protests continued today against the American annexation of the moon.

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson




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