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

Denmark opposes U.S. annexation threats, stating there is no legal basis for the U.S. to annex its territory.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 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

It is thought that the American annexation of the moon as the fifty-first state ...

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson