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

Germany has asked France to extend its independent nuclear deterrent to European partners, something France agreed to this month.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

West said a new independent review had been commissioned as soon as these "potential issues" became apparent.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Mr. Sanders, an independent, is a U.S. senator from Vermont.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

In the Adams version, this decision was truly decisive because it created separate and independent American governments.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis