annexation

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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

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that a forcible U.S. annexation of an ally’s territory would be the end of NATO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

Though geopolitical strategists aren’t willing to rule it out entirely, they see a military annexation of Greenland as highly improbable.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

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

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson