separatist
Example Sentences
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King Charles has "expressed his concern" over the Alberta separatist movement in a meeting with Indigenous leaders at Buckingham Palace, according to a delegation of First Nations chiefs that travelled to London.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Tehran has also historically been wary of separatist sentiment among the around 10 million ethnic Azeris living in Iran.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Pakistan has long worried that Baloch in eastern Iran might launch attacks on its territory to strengthen a Baloch separatist movement there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
To do so, he’ll have to iron out disagreements over Canada’s Sikh population, which India accuses of stoking separatist sentiment on its soil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
A few minutes before the bell rang, a student asked what role mental disorders might have played in separatist movements.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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