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It has annexed homes and fields to protect its borders from large-scale housing projects such as the neighboring Piedmont Crossing.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2020

In the interview, Bolton said that while the United States understands Israel’s claim that it has annexed the Golan Heights, “there’s no change in the U.S. position for now”.

From Reuters • Aug. 23, 2018

Some thirty-five thousand Palestinians live there, on land Israel has annexed.

From The New Yorker • May 27, 2017

A new photography studio, Red Door Studios, is set to open May 6 on main street, and the village has annexed Casey’s alongside U.S.

From Washington Times • May 21, 2017

That public has at last not only conquered, but it has annexed the other as a part of itself.

From The Brothers' War by Reed, John Calvin