independence
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He imposed a "Zambianisation" policy, which saw white executives in key industries replaced with black ones, and rallied behind groups fighting for independence and the end of white-minority rule in neighbouring countries.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The writer left his native Ireland when he was a young man, but the nation’s struggle for independence haunted the fiction he wrote in exile.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
UC President James B. Milliken has said the university is open to talks with the Trump administration but will “never compromise” on its independence, governance, values and academic freedom.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, for instance, seems particular concerned about the Federal Reserve’s independence.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
For many, however, warfare was a significant part of life in the decades leading up to the war for independence from Britain.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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