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secede

[si-seed] / sɪˈsid /


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The issue was caught up in a mayoral campaign and a 2001 ballot measure calling for the Valley to secede from the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2024

Decades ago, her optical nerve had begun to secede from the lining of her left eye.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024

Sikh Americans have wide-ranging opinions on whether Sikhs should secede from India.

From New York Times • Dec. 5, 2023

The post, which opens with sentences mirroring the Declaration of Independence, makes clear that the proposal is to secede from California and become an independent U.S. state rather than secede from the United States.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2023

They want to be able to secede but they don’t want anyone to want them to.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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