secession

Example Sentences

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It’s bigger in area than nine states, as well as Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium and dozens of other countries, as advocates of a recent push for county secession often point out.

From New York Times

Mr. Nash plans to vote to advance the secession debate, though he does not support actual implementation.

From New York Times

And another song, a prayer for a return of the day when “the Southland was free,” sounds a lot like current talk of a second secession.

From New York Times

In June 2020, Beijing imposed a national security law to punish terrorism, collusion with foreign forces, subversion and secession with possible life imprisonment.

From Reuters

Seventeen of those expulsions were related to disloyalty to the United States during the Civil War era, occurring only after the secession of the Confederate states.

From New York Times