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autonomy

[aw-ton-uh-mee] / ɔˈtɒn ə mi /


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The hosts try to hold all of it at once as they consider this viral story that sits at the intersection of disability rights and reproductive autonomy.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

From this perspective, proposed cuts or new oversight mechanisms are defended as fiscally responsible or democratically accountable, even if critics see them as hostile to scientific autonomy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Land-based autonomy can be more precise than striking targets autonomously from the air, he says.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The show, which just wrapped its 58th season, had been accustomed to a fair amount of autonomy from the rest of CBS News.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

As Franklin and many others noted, Indian life—not only among the Haudenosaunee, but throughout the Northeast—was characterized by a level of personal autonomy unknown in Europe.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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