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secession

[si-sesh-uhn] / sɪˈsɛʃ ən /


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Hahn was under fire from voters in South L.A., who criticized him for ousting Parks as police chief, and in the San Fernando Valley, where he had successfully defeated a secession movement.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

Pannun is affiliated with a New York-based group called Sikhs for Justice that advocates for the secession of Punjab, a northern Indian state with a large Sikh population.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

He remembered the night in Arlington when die news came: secession.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara

So was the judge who rubber-stamped the other recent secessions.

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




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