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

A comparable process took place in Cuba after the Spanish-American War, when American sugar companies acquired 60% of rural properties across Cuba, reducing independent farmers—largely manumitted slaves and their descendants—to the level of low-wage labor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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

Even if different people are singing or playing different parts, it is not necessarily considered counterpoint if the parts are not independent enough, or if one of the parts is very clearly a dominating melody.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones