annexed

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Lore Segal was 10 years old in 1938 when Nazi Germany annexed Austria and began the process of annulling the citizenships and confiscating the properties of Jewish families such as her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Austria -- which was annexed by Hitler's Germany in 1938 -- has repeatedly been criticised in the past for not fully acknowledging its responsibility in the Holocaust.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Once tied to the now-defunct city of Tropico, Adams Hill was annexed to Glendale in 1918.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

Local officials denied the operator’s request to be annexed into Tucson and have access to the city’s water.

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

Egypt would fall under Rome’s protection but would not be annexed to the Republic.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby