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separatism

[sep-er-uh-tism] / ˈsɛp ər ə tɪsm /


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At that particular time, there was a lot of talk of separatism with Quebec.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

He made up for this outbreak of separatism by lobbying, before and after the war, to dig the Erie Canal, which would bind the interior and the coast of the country together.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

A longtime supporter of Tibet and a convert to Buddhism, Gere has frequently met the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader accused by China of stoking separatism in the Himalayan region.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the aim was to complement a previous similar law, passed five years ago, which allowed the government to close associations accused of promoting Islamic separatism.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

If he, who had advocated nonviolence rather than nationalism or separatism had been killed, what hope did the rest of us Negroes have?

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson


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