independent
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While many apartment scouts do the work as an independent side gig, some like Miesha Gantz of East Hollywood are beginning to cross over into the formal real estate industry.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
"A league arbitration panel has dismissed Southampton Football Club's appeal against the independent disciplinary commission's sanction following the admittance of multiple breaches of EFL regulations," the EFL said on Wednesday evening.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Stung by years of losses, the independent fashion brand appointed retail veteran Ewan Venters as its executive chairman late last year in a bid to turn things around.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Chesky argued that boutique and independent hotels account for 60 percent of hotel rooms around the world and his company wants to team up with them.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
I'm going after the hard-to-reach places behind the radiator when the independent counsel arrives, promising that if I cooperate, I won't have to go to jail.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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