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Recent Examples of annexation
This marks the second withdrawal of the Buc-ee’s annexation application.
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2026
This began in 1845 when, in response to the pending annexation of Texas, Polk ordered 1,500 troops to Texas.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
The council instructed planners to release acreage currently earmarked for annexation back to Ada County, preempting future requests to incorporate the land into Boise for development.
—Mark Dee
january 27, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Even though Hawaii was not yet a state, the cadets were American citizens because they were born in Hawaii after its annexation in 1898.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2026
This began in 1845 when, in response to the pending annexation of Texas, Polk ordered 1,500 troops to Texas.
—Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 3 Feb. 2026
The council instructed planners to release acreage currently earmarked for annexation back to Ada County, preempting future requests to incorporate the land into Boise for development.
—Mark Dee
january 27, Idaho Statesman, 28 Jan. 2026
Even though Hawaii was not yet a state, the cadets were American citizens because they were born in Hawaii after its annexation in 1898.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexation
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The city says the next step would be to tighten the law using confiscation.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, a skeptic of direct confiscation and fearful of legal action from the Kremlin, reiterated that any such disposition must comply with international law.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Foreign investors have long viewed the involvement of independent courts as crucial to guard against future expropriation.—
Regina Garcia Cano,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Following the 2007 expropriations under Chávez, many of these facilities were nationalized, and then undermaintained and allowed to deteriorate.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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Around the same time, Southwest’s management came under pressure following an activist takeover by Elliott Investment Management.—
Dallas Morning News,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Molinar’s update on student performance data comes less than a week after the district lost its final attempt at appealing a state takeover from the Texas Education Agency.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Court’s usurpation runs deeper than the invalidation of statutes with a liberal cast, though there has been plenty of that.—
Duncan Hosie,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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As Isaac told it, his kingdom’s history is rife with treachery, usurpation, and murder.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
24 Nov. 2025
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Senate Bill 7 would require a carbon storage operator to receive approval from a county legislative body or plan commission if the sequestration project would transport or store carbon dioxide outside the county where it’s generated.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Landowners in opposition of the project, many of them from Shelby County, plan to lobby Tuesday against the sequestration pipeline at the Iowa State Capitol.—
Cami Koons,
Des Moines Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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Car repossessions have been rising in recent years amid broader affordability concerns.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Utility bills are overdue, the ice maintenance system is failing, and creditors are threatening repossession.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
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Fines for violations of the ordinance are $100 for a first offense, $150 for a second offense within a year and $250 for a third offense within a year, as well as impoundment of the micromobility or e-moto device.—
Jake Allen,
IndyStar,
18 Nov. 2025
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But other local ordinances related to ATVs — like those that prohibit their use in parks or on public roadways — do not provide for impoundment.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Nov. 2025
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Judges who have scrutinized state enforcement actions against sports prediction market companies have landed in different places on the scope of Commodity Exchange Act preemption in the context of state sports betting laws.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Federal preemption legislation would establish uniform national standards for AI systems while preserving states’ ability to enforce general consumer protection laws.—
James Richardson,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Annexation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexation. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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