secede

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Ron Kaye, a longtime Los Angeles Daily News editor known for civically inspired muckraking and boosting the San Fernando Valley — including a failed bid for the Valley to secede from L.A. — has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

He was a leader of the Freedom County movement that sought to secede from Snohomish County in the late 1990s.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2024

With Belgian support, the mineral-rich Katanga province was encouraged by Belgian mining interests to secede, and the white-dominated Force Publique, the Belgian colonial army, revolted.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2024

Decades ago, her optical nerve had begun to secede from the lining of her left eye.

From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024

A firm believer in the Union, Jackson rejected the idea that states could secede for any reason.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis