independent

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Postal Service are part of a 10-year plan that kicked off several years ago aimed at improving services and reducing costs at the independent federal agency.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

No Kings is supposed to be a broad coalition of Americans — left, right and independent — united by a belief in real democracy, the Constitution and the rule of law.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Germany has asked France to extend its independent nuclear deterrent to European partners, something France agreed to this month.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Organized by independent curators Dieter Buchhart and Anna Karina Hofbauer, there are few surprises here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

If genes were, indeed, independent particles of information, then it should be possible to select, purify, and manipulate these particles independently from one another.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee