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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Assam, in common with other north-eastern states, had long been troubled by secessionist groups.
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He calmed secessionist sentiment by dealing constructively with the regional parties of Kashmir, Assam and Punjab.
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On the one side are democrats, economic reformers and secessionists.
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The main secessionist conflicts are in Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam and the north-eastern states.