secession
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Indulge a certain inner calm, then, when watching Canada’s secession politics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026
The last time the idea of secession gained serious momentum was in 1993 when a consultative referendum saw 65 percent of residents support independence -- but the plan got mired in opposition from state officials.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Downtown #Aden, where crowds have been calling for secession from #Yemen and solidarity with STC leader Aidarous Al Zubaidi.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026
Similarly, virtually every historian of the Civil War knows that slavery was the moving force for secession which led to the Civil War.
From Slate • Sep. 24, 2025
I turned that word secession around on my tongue for a while, then tossed the pin aside and picked up my Chicago Press & Tribune.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Vocabulary lists containing secession
American History I
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The American Civil War
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Human Geography - Middle School
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