independence

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"As a disabled person, my independence could be taken away as a result of a non-disabled person's actions," Day says.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But if Lebanon wants independence, the country will have to seize it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

On the question of Fed independence, Powell was also direct.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

It may also be due to “lower foreign demand or concerns about Fed independence, including the possibility that the Fed could in the future raise the inflation target, leading to greater inflation variability,” Slok said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

It was a monumental irony: The man famous as the indefatigable orator of independence in the Continental Congress was obliged to remain silent in the legislative councils of the new government.

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