independent
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Sri Lanka has maintained a long-standing policy of non-alignment since it became independent in 1948.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
He checked the Nationals’ boxes: Mathews was a Georgetown graduate who had a brief minor-league career before working at cutting-edge independent training facilities such as Driveline and Push Performance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
A spokesman for the British prime minister's office said: "The summit will advance work towards a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard international shipping once the conflict ends."
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
“It seems unlikely that industry rivals, consumer groups and antitrust authorities would simply go along with this,” said Stephen Trent, an independent aviation analyst.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
The mother and the father were two independent sides and the child was the third—the biological hypotenuse to the parents’ two lines.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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