secession

Ironically, Brooks was sometimes mocked as too moderate by his more bloodthirsty constituents because he opposed premature secession, although he foresaw and supported the eventual breakup of the Union.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026

"Alberta's secession cannot happen without First Nation consent to change a party to Treaty No. 8," the lawsuit stated.

From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026

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

Indulge a certain inner calm, then, when watching Canada’s secession politics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

The day the secession was announced, he stood with Kainene on the veranda and listened to Ojukwu’s voice on the radio and afterward took her in his arms.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Then Haikala wrote that if Gardendale splintered off, it would hurt the desegregation of the larger district, just as other secessions had.

From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2017

Esperanto saw no end of sects, schisms, secessions, coups.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 24, 2016

In many cases, these secessions occurred after extremely divided conventions and popular votes.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

Recent years have seen a number of peaceful secessions, such as the “velvet divorce” between the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2014

And many Black African countries feared that an independent Biafra would trigger other secessions and so supported Nigeria.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie