independent
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New US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh vowed to be "reform-oriented" as he was sworn in at the White House on Friday, with President Donald Trump insisting the central bank chief would be "totally independent."
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
In a separate development on Friday, President Erdoğan ordered the closure of Istanbul's independent Bilgi University, which has some 22,000 students from home and abroad.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“I want him to be independent and just do a great job. Don’t look at me, don’t look at anybody, just do your own thing and do a great job.”
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Since Monahan left in November to become an independent future-of-work researcher, Upwork no longer uses any form of Monahan’s digital double, a spokesperson says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
These were not independent sciences but a family group which held a set of geometrical techniques and measuring instruments in common.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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