independent
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Ironically, when Siri launched as an independent app 16 years ago, what its co-founders built was an agent to complete tasks like booking restaurant reservations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"And every one of these independent cellular clocks appears to be in sync when you watch normal development. But are they communicating with each other? We've never thought deeply about that question before."
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
Ken Klippenstein, independent journalist covering national security and U.S. politics.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
"As a result he falls into a gap where he is considered too able for some services yet not independent enough to cope without substantial support."
From BBC • Jun. 3, 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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