secession

This was what Lincoln, his most powerful reader, retrieved during the Union’s death struggle with secession.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

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

"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

The last time the idea of secession gained serious momentum was in 1993 when a consultative referendum saw 65 percent of residents support independence -- but the plan got mired in opposition from state officials.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

But Odenigbo didn’t need to deliver the letter because the secession was announced that evening.

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

Then Haikala wrote that if Gardendale splintered off, it would hurt the desegregation of the larger district, just as other secessions had.

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

A small group of self-parodying college professors wrote proposals for possible secessions.

From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2012

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