autonomy
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Beta simply grants Coltrane the autonomy to define her own experience, which shouldn’t be radical, and yet it is.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
“The shape and global standing of Europe’s steel sector are fundamental to our strategic autonomy and industrial strength,” Maros Sefcovic, the EU’s top trade negotiator, said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
“Lonna deserves what all women deserve — autonomy over her own body,” said attorney Lisa Bloom.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Perhaps France fears that its strategic autonomy would be weakened by joining a bank that it would only partly own.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Fearful that ongoing war would mean utter destruction of their nation, a faction of Shawnee accepted a peace agreement that meant giving up some of their autonomy and the territory they used as hunting grounds.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
Vocabulary lists containing autonomy
To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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Human Geography - Middle School
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