autonomy
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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
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
Both want greater ethnic autonomy and feel betrayed by Abiy, though for differing reasons:
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Abrupt, unwelcome occurrences scar our autonomy and cripple our illusion of independence; the question of what went wrong falls on our shoulders, another loop to languish inside.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Scholars debate these estimates, but nobody disputes that the Haudenosaunee exemplified the formidable tradition of limited government and personal autonomy shared by many cultures north of the Rio Grande.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing autonomy
To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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Human Geography - Middle School
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