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autonomous

[aw-ton-uh-muhs] / ɔˈtɒn ə məs /


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Tibet, an autonomous region of China, was largely inaccessible to foreign journalists, preventing independent reporting on the scale of the disaster in an area which has multiple villages.

From Barron's Aug. 29, 2026

Amazon customers in Tracy, Calif., could soon receive their packages from an autonomous drone in as little as 30 minutes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Two reports on the practice were released on Friday, a year after Denmark apologised for the treatment of Inuit women and girls in its autonomous territory.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Earlier this year, Anthropic sought assurances from the Pentagon that its models wouldn’t be used in fully autonomous weapons or for domestic surveillance.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

They were the defenders of the faith of Christ, of the principle of authority, and were not prepared to permit the country to be broken down into autonomous entities.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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