secession
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Unlike their Arab Sunni neighbors, Omanis belong to the Ibadite sect, an early secession from mainstream Islam known for its moderate and egalitarian tendencies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
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
"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
It has changed hands by secession often, by siege- once, by treachery twice, but never by assault On this tower the look-out hoved.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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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