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annex

[uh-neks, an-eks, an-eks, -iks] / əˈnɛks, ˈæn ɛks, ˈæn ɛks, -ɪks /




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The annex has a bed capacity of 750 and is holding more than 400 detainees, according to state officials.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

As tensions mounted over President Trump's threats to annex Greenland, a self-governing Danish territory, the European Parliament in January suspended the approval of the deal.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Her vision is precise: a south-facing garden to catch the evening light, and a self-contained annex where her father might stay comfortably when visiting, or even live in later years.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

Among other changes, the Pentagon closed the correspondents’ corridor and said it would move credentialed journalists to a new workspace in an annex facility outside the building.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

She decided he must live in the other one—with the windows, the annex, and two wooden boats in the yard.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George




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