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
Tibet, which Beijing annexed in the 1950s, had long resisted rule by the Chinese Communist Party.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 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
Then, in August, Lithuania was officially annexed into the Soviet Union.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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