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The Dalai Lama outlined a succession process that puts him and the religion even more at odds with Beijing, which has long accused him of being a separatist and insisted on exercising influence over Tibetan Buddhist leadership.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
2 July 2025 -
Khomeini declared jihad against Kurdish resistance groups, labeling them infidels, separatists and agents of Israel and the United States.—
Shukriya Bradost,
The Conversation,
28 June 2025
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The border state had been rife with turmoil as secessionists street brawled with unionists about whose side Maryland should join.—
Zaakir Tameez
June 11,
Literary Hub,
11 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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He’s not perceived as a crazy guy who’s a radical, who has scary opinions.—
Nic Juarez,
Vulture,
12 June 2025
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Such language appeals to the worst instincts of the radicals among the Democrats.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2025
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“Separationist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/separationist. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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