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Jin and Mongol invaders were annexing Chinese land, so lots of money had to be spent on defence, and inflation took hold.

From BBC • Oct. 17, 2012

Since the diamonds lay in Afrikaner lands, the British simply declared that they were annexing those lands, and British miners came pouring in.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was the practice in America where they were annexing all the great intellects of Europe.

From Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches by Bose, Jagadis Chandra, Sir

It would appear that this form of constitution was on the wane in northern India and that the monarchical states were annexing the decaying commonwealths.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

This was the practice in America where they were annexing all the great intellects of Europe.

From Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose His Life and Speeches by Bose, Jagadis Chandra, Sir