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separatist

[sep-er-uh-tist, -uh-ray-] / ˈsɛp ər ə tɪst, -əˌreɪ- /


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Farmers and herders clash over land in the centre of the country while a simmering separatist movement festers in the southeast.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

She faces a reelection battle in October and is currently trailing in polls to the leader of a Quebec separatist party.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026

Other security challenges include separatist unrest in the south-east and deadly clashes over land between farmers and herders.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Critics, including state officials, have accused her movement of amplifying narratives that benefit separatist groups – allegations she has consistently rejected.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

But like the Southern Baptists and other conservative denominations, the Assemblies gradually dropped their separatist strictures as their membership prospered and spread.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

When a judge dealt another blow to separatists in May, Smith appealed the ruling and called the referendum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

He began as a lieutenant and rose through the ranks, shooting to nationwide fame during the war with Russia-backed separatists in 2014.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

While she is correct that the separatists who traveled on the Mayflower in 1620 eschewed the pejorative term Puritan, she errantly suggests that they called themselves Pilgrims.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

Mali's authorities also said they had partnered with the armed forces in neighbouring Niger and Burkina Faso to carry out air strikes against the jihadists and separatists.

From BBC ● May 4, 2026

With the approval of the Continental Congress, three armies were mustered to launch an offensive against the Seneca and any other Indigenous nation that opposed the separatists.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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