independent
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It came as the findings of an independent review criticised recent mistaken releases as "simply one symptom of a broken system".
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Here’s guessing Jackson, an independent spirit, was never quite locked in.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
Cook is Nike’s lead independent director External link and has been on the company board since 2005.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
He checked the Nationals’ boxes: Mathews was a Georgetown graduate who had a brief minor-league career before working at cutting-edge independent training facilities such as Driveline and Push Performance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
They wanted to free Bosnia from Austrian domination and make the province part of the independent Kingdom of Serbia, their own national state.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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