independent

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Cento’s tomatoes, however, are certified by an independent third-party agency not affiliated with the consortium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

The UN mission, which has a mandate to monitor civilian casualties only in Afghanistan, said its report was based on checks with three independent sources.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

"Any future claim of having found life would require multiple independent lines of evidence, interpreted within the geological and chemical context of a planetary environment," Klenner said.

From Science Daily • May 12, 2026

He added the trust had taken the findings of the independent maternity safety report "extremely seriously" and had an "action plan" to address the problems identified, including:

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Even if different people are singing or playing different parts, it is not necessarily considered counterpoint if the parts are not independent enough, or if one of the parts is very clearly a dominating melody.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones