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
Moscow currently occupies around a fifth of Ukraine, including Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
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
Sarajevo was the capital of Bosnia, a rebellious province recently annexed by Austria-Hungary, usually referred to simply as Austria.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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