independent
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New US Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh vowed to be "reform-oriented" as he was sworn in at the White House on Friday, with President Donald Trump insisting the central bank chief would be "totally independent."
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
In a separate development on Friday, President Erdoğan ordered the closure of Istanbul's independent Bilgi University, which has some 22,000 students from home and abroad.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
“I want him to be independent and just do a great job. Don’t look at me, don’t look at anybody, just do your own thing and do a great job.”
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
Since Monahan left in November to become an independent future-of-work researcher, Upwork no longer uses any form of Monahan’s digital double, a spokesperson says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Although everyone is singing exactly the same tune, at any particular time different people will be singing different parts of it, so the final effect is of independent parts.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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