independent
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Parents who opt not to vaccinate due to their beliefs can homeschool their children and enroll them in independent study, provided they do not “receive classroom-based instruction.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
A senior midwife will lead an independent review into maternity services in Sussex, it has been confirmed.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Since then there has been a minor resurgence via boutique independent manufacturers, but one seldom sees a pinball machine in everyday spaces anymore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
It came as the findings of an independent review criticised recent mistaken releases as "simply one symptom of a broken system".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
After years of violent fighting, former slaves and free people of color defeat French, Spanish, and British armies and declare the second independent republic in the Americas.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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