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Recent Examples of annexation
Potential annexation could reduce the town's land by 17%
At a Jan. 6 Port Washington Town Board meeting, supervisors discussed the prospect of annexation with residents, since the development would be built on land currently within the town.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Then, a squishing together, the momentary annexation of territory forgotten, until the red shirts of Switzerland and Norway fill the cars entirely.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 July 2025
The annexation of 83 acres on Cameron Road and Steger Lane could become a neighborhood with 315 single-family homes, officials said.
—Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Ukiah Planning Commission will continue discussing the annexation proposal on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Ukiah Civic Center, 300 Seminary Ave., Ukiah.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Then, a squishing together, the momentary annexation of territory forgotten, until the red shirts of Switzerland and Norway fill the cars entirely.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 3 July 2025
The annexation of 83 acres on Cameron Road and Steger Lane could become a neighborhood with 315 single-family homes, officials said.
—Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The Ukiah Planning Commission will continue discussing the annexation proposal on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Ukiah Civic Center, 300 Seminary Ave., Ukiah.
—Bay City News Service, Mercury News, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annexation
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Trump has taken particular exception to the recent passage of a law that enables expropriation of land.—
Niall Stanage,
The Hill,
21 May 2025
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Trump has falsely accused the South African government of rights violations against white Afrikaner farmers by seizing their land through a new expropriation law.—
Gerald Imray,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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Performance Food Group — Shares rallied 8% after Bloomberg News reported , citing people familiar with the matter, that U.S. Foods is considering a takeover of the food distributor.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
11 July 2025
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Other recent takeovers have included Blue Bunny ice cream parent Wells Enterprises and the U.S. confectionery business of Nestlé.—
Chris Morris,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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Despite the cuts, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill would add so much money to the debt that Congress may be forced to execute cuts across the board, including hundreds of billions to Medicare, in a process known as sequestration.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The process, called carbon capture and sequestration, is seen by many as an important way to reduce pollution during a transition to renewable energy.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
26 June 2025
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Already, Ohio has laid off one-third of the staffers in its State Historic Preservation Office due to the impoundment of federal funds.—
Michael R. Allen,
The Conversation,
25 June 2025
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Along with impoundment, the controversy centers on whether or not what Congress overturned was a rule or appropriations, and whether the Senate undermined the filibuster by doing so with only a simple majority vote.—
Haisten Willis,
The Washington Examiner,
27 May 2025
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Bipartisan opposition to the AI preemption provision in OBBBA is not surprising.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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The lobby groups' filing reminded the Department of Justice that during the first Trump administration, the government brought a preemption suit against California's net neutrality law.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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The original text of the Bring the Space Shuttle Home Act called for the NASA administrator and the Smithsonian to jointly develop a plan for moving Discovery prior to appropriations being made by Congress.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 July 2025
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The new $5 million appropriation from the state is meant to enable UCSD to introduce a public health program at Southwestern as early as next year.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 July 2025
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What becomes more important is the ability to adapt, question assumptions, and think creatively.—
John Winsor,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The rates are based on an assumption that workers are paid $15.75 an hour, although there's no requirement for employers to pay that rate.—
Cleo Krejci,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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The charges arose from what law enforcement officials described as a nationwide operation that also resulted in the seizure of financial accounts, websites and laptops that were used to carry out the fraud.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 July 2025
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The wall text dutifully mentions the seizure of these works, which made their way to collectors such as Nelson Rockefeller through the international marketplace.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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“Annexation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annexation. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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