independent
Example Sentences
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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
He appealed the decision but it was upheld by an independent council, the organisation added.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Mr. Sanders, an independent, is a U.S. senator from Vermont.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
The old primordial gods like Gaea and Tartarus...How could you leave home and ever be independent of your parents, when they literally encompassed the entire world?
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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