annexation
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But even a hypothetical mass annexation has a way of setting off a frenzy.
From Slate • Feb. 25, 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
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
Latvia and Sweden also recently restarted military service and Lithuania brought it back after Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2025
In other news, protests continued today against the American annexation of the moon.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
Vocabulary lists containing annexation
Human Geography - Middle School
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Human Geography - High School
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Political Geography - High School
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