independent
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Ansys had about half a billion dollars in sales in its final quarter as an independent company.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Executives had long touted a 20% take rate—higher than Google and Amazon’s but lower than other independent competitors.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Sheryl Moore, an independent analyst who tracks life-insurance sales, has long been a user of these policies herself.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
One single bootleg upload by independent journalist Matthew Keys amassed well over 600,000 views in a matter of hours.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
How is it possible for a historical activity, such as scientific activity, to produce trans-historical truths, independent of history, detached from all bonds with both place and time and therefore eternally and universally valid?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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