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secession

[si-sesh-uhn] / sɪˈsɛʃ ən /


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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

The cry of “no taxation without representation” was heard, and talk of secession spread.

From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

In one of the houses drawling conspirators had planned the secession from the Union; in another, Sherman himself had slept after his long march to the sea.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

As part of the Stout case, Clemon sued to stop the secessions.

From New York Times ● Sep. 6, 2017

Esperanto saw no end of sects, schisms, secessions, coups.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 24, 2016

In many cases, these secessions occurred after extremely divided conventions and popular votes.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014

Recent years have seen a number of peaceful secessions, such as the “velvet divorce” between the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2014

And many Black African countries feared that an independent Biafra would trigger other secessions and so supported Nigeria.

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


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