autonomy
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Kim wields more agency than before and is determined to assert more autonomy during policy discussions with his Chinese guest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Questions abound, though, about the reliability of AI agents - and there are concerns they will use their autonomy to act erratically.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 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
Censorship also crept into news agency MTI, which lost its already limited autonomy in a 2015 reorganisation.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
He seemed to have moved beyond his need to assert so adamantly his autonomy, his need to separate himself from his parents.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing autonomy
To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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Human Geography - Middle School
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