annexed
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When Germany annexed Austria in March 1938, about 170,000 Jews lived in Vienna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Land acquired by NorthPoint in unincorporated Johnson County was subsequently annexed into the City of Edgerton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
So it annexed the southernmost Mariana island, Guam, in 1898.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
At the end of World War Two, the Soviet Union annexed the island chain and deported around 17,000 Japanese residents.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
“He’s already annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia,” said Uncle Abraham.
From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz
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