independence

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“The integrity, independence, and diversity of our industry would be grievously compromised. Competition is essential for a healthy economy and a healthy democracy. So is thoughtful regulation and enforcement.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Before meeting with President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and addressing authorities and diplomats, the pope will pay tribute to the victims of Algeria's 1954-1962 war of independence against France at the Martyrs Memorial overlooking the city.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Plaid leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, told BBC Wales after his party's manifesto launch that a national commission which would work on an independence White Paper would cost about £500,000.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

After meeting Trump, Rutte told reporters that the U.S. is also trying to ensure that any arrangement they reach with the Danes and Greenlanders remains in force if Greenland achieves independence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

What’s more, as John Adams so nicely put it, “in Virginia all Geese are Swans,” meaning that Virginia’s elite genuinely believed that it had almost singlehandedly launched and led the war for independence.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis