independent
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Iceland fought hard to become fully independent from Denmark in 1944, and its fishing and marine industries make up almost 40% of exports.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The Education Department also suggests that the accreditation shop isn’t sufficiently separate and independent from the ABA, as regulations require.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Mary Johnson, an independent Social Security and Medicare policy analyst, said asking specific questions can be more helpful than simply inputting a general query when using AI tools.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
The council of experts on climate change, an independent body appointed by the government, also warned in May that Germany was not on track to hit its 2030 climate goal.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
What killed alchemy was the insistence that experiments must be openly reported in publications which presented a clear account of what had happened, and they must then be replicated, preferably before independent witnesses.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
That’s not to say that independents aren’t well supported; most of them align in some way with a larger custodian for those sorts of things.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
It hasn't all been plain sailing - already two councillors, Steve Lewis and Rhys Carr, have left Reform to sit as independents, and a third, Nick Farmer, has been suspended by the party.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
In January 2026, Pew Research Center found that 47% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents described Russia as an enemy of the U.S, up from 40% the year before.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
Only 39% of Americans, and 38% of independents, view socialism positively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Every hotel concierge knows who to call if some guest wants tickets. All I’m sayin’ is, it’s not as easy as you think for a couple of independents.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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