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Noun
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Putin annexed Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula and began supporting pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country in 2014.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
4 June 2025 -
That conflict had recently escalated, with pro-Russian separatists seizing key towns in the Donetsk and Luhansk after Russia illegally annexed the peninsula of Crimea in February 2014.—
Anna Batta,
The Conversation,
2 June 2025
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Trump’s world, however, will hardly guarantee more success for secessionists.—
Ryan D. Griffiths,
Foreign Affairs,
20 May 2025
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But some analysts fear that recognizing Somaliland could disrupt the region, strengthen groups like Al Shabab and upset close U.S. allies like Egypt, Turkey and the African Union, who fear the move would set a precedent for secessionist movements across Africa.—
Abdi Latif Dahir,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Trump has threatened to cut off federal grants to Harvard over fights related to his efforts to end all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs as well as battles about campus pro-Palestinian demonstrations, which the Trump administration has blamed in part on foreign radicals.—
Ian Swanson,
The Hill,
25 May 2025
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On Wednesday night, one of these radicals decided to turn those words into action.—
The Editors,
National Review,
22 May 2025
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“Separationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separationist. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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