annexation

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But even a hypothetical mass annexation has a way of setting off a frenzy.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

A top UN official has warned that these amount to "gradual, de facto annexation."

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

Denmark opposes U.S. annexation threats, stating there is no legal basis for the U.S. to annex its territory.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

He also examined the history of those peculiar twists and turns on the city perimeter, mucking through L.A.’s long-simmering stew of real estate grabs, water politics and annexation schemes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

It is thought that the American annexation of the moon as the fifty-first state ...

From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson