break away
to leave a political party or other group, especially in order to start another one
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To leave a club, organization or group
splinter
verb
if a group splinters, it separates from a larger group, usually because of a disagreement
slim down
if you slim down an organization, or if it slims down, you reduce the number of staff in it
abandon ship
to leave an organization because you think it will fail
like rats deserting a sinking ship
in a hurry to leave when problems develop
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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