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separationists

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plural of separationist

as in secessionists

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If nothing is done, the secessionists may achieve success simply for lack of opposition.

— U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Analysts sympathetic to Riyadh say Saudi policy is to defend state sovereignty and regional order, accusing Abu Dhabi of empowering secessionists to maintain influence in failing states.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026

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Once Lamb starts publishing daily dispatches about her abduction at the hands of Indo‑Trinidadian radicals demanding a ransom, the writing is on the walls that this woman is going to die.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026
Solar ultraviolet photons break apart bonds in molecules, creating radicals, which oxidize VOCs.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

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Studying extremists These two cases force researchers to grapple with how knowledge about violent movements is actually produced.

— Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
But the settler violence has shown itself to be more widespread than a small band of extremists.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

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