separatist
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Pakistan has long worried that Baloch in eastern Iran might launch attacks on its territory to strengthen a Baloch separatist movement there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
To do so, he’ll have to iron out disagreements over Canada’s Sikh population, which India accuses of stoking separatist sentiment on its soil.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
The pope is likely to appeal for peace and dialogue while in Angola and Cameroon, where long-running separatist struggles continue to kill civilians.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
Since 2017, separatist fighters in the country's two English-speaking regions have been campaigning for the creation of a breakaway state.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026
To win the Cherokees to their side, British authorities provided weaponry and money, while separatist representatives threatened the towns with complete destruction if they did not remain neutral.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Vocabulary lists containing separatist
Canada - Introductory
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Canada - Middle School and High School
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Vocabulary from texts about the 1963 March on Washington
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