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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"The public mobilization we see in Catalonia inspires us," she told AFP, referring to the northeastern region of Spain that mounted a secession bid in 2017.

From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025

Similarly, virtually every historian of the Civil War knows that slavery was the moving force for secession which led to the Civil War.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2025

“Don’t you dare say I have no sympathy! To say that secession is not the only way to security does not mean I don’t have sympathy!”

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