secede
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The address issue has long been contentious in artsy Carmel-by-the-Sea, where residents once threatened to secede from California if they were forced to number their homes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
It’s not that Greenlanders don’t want to secede from Denmark—they just don’t want to become a U.S. state in turn.
From Slate • Mar. 28, 2025
In 1896, barely seven years after statehood, some Eastern Washington residents were already looking to secede from their western counterparts.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 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
We have heard them threaten to secede so often that I formed an enthusiastic organization— The American Friends for Texas Secession.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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