annex
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Part of the document seen by the BBC is an annex.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Every month this annex stays unfinished is a month the world is less ready than it could be, and people are less safe than they deserve to be," they said.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
The Manhattan apartment of CBS News special correspondent Anthony Mason could serve as an annex to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
Even though fifty years have gone by, Miep still thinks about Anne and all she went through in the secret annex.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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But Inara demands the whole agreement, including all annexes and associated materials, the secretary of state’s verification assessment and any certifications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Alongside the main declaration, the discussions also produced four annexes, reflecting the four core themes agreed by the member countries.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
The last Mexican governor of the state, he reckons with land-grabbers in the final era of Mexican governance before the United States annexes the territory.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025
Now, though, Le Fisc says it’s ironed out these problems, and is looking to expand the use of its software spotting pools to identifying other undeclared and taxable housing improvements, like extensions and annexes.
From The Verge ● Aug. 30, 2022
That spring, Germany annexes Czechoslovakia and then demands Danzig and the Polish corridor—the land separating Germany from East Prussia.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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The eighth project was annexed into the City of Granbury, which had not received any development plans, according to a spokesperson.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
In March 1938, when Kurt was a 1-year-old, Nazi Germany annexed Austria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
"I found out that he became a member of the Nazi Party around 21st of April 1938, just a few days after the Anschluss," when Adolf Hitler annexed Austria to Germany, he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
Not the kind that requires parcels of land to be annexed, such as Guantanamo Bay, in exchange for freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
Other treaty violations followed as the Nazi government annexed Austria, then the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia, where many ethnic Germans lived, and finally the rest of Czechoslovakia.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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He led major campaigns against the Parthians, Rome’s main rival to the east, sacking their capital city and annexing a huge swath of territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
A recent Yahoo News/YouGov poll found that only 19 percent of Americans support annexing Greenland; another European poll found that only 6 percent of Greenlanders would be interested in joining the U.S.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2025
Part of President William McKinley's legacy was his role in annexing Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines and Hawaii.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2025
City staffers have proposed other ideas to generate revenue, including annexing unincorporated county land in Westminster, electronic billboards, opening a city gas station and establishing vendor kiosks at the Civic Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2022
Like they’re annexing us or doing us some kind of favor.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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