independent
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Two years later, it became an independent company when it split from EBay.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The Boca Raton, Fla.,-based company is one of the largest independent wireless communications infrastructure companies in the U.S.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Following an independent investigation into these claims, Pride in London said on Tuesday it had decided to sack Joell-Deshields.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
But a good AG owes the President his best independent legal advice, even if it’s something the boss doesn’t want to hear.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
What became independent in 1783 were just thirteen British colonies hugging the Atlantic shore.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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