secession

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The women, who are against secession and for abolition but are practiced in the art of deceiving their neighbors, are involved with the Underground Railroad in some way that’s not exactly clear.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

So it is puzzling that Mr. Kaylan would recommend Azeri secession while omitting important context.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

"To the uninformed American listener, the ongoing talks between Denmark and Greenland might have been construed as if Greenland's secession from Denmark was imminent," said Greenland specialist Mikaela Engell.

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

The South Carolina secession convention declared the state was leaving the Union because northerners “have denounced as sinful the institution of slavery.”

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2025

Though Lee had no love for secession or slavery, his home state was Virginia, which had recently seceded from the Union, and he could not lead troops against his home state.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly