separatist

Example Sentences

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Such policies have manifested differently across China, with harsher tactics applied in areas seen as riven with separatist sentiment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 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