independent
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Ken Klippenstein, independent journalist covering national security and U.S. politics.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
"New Zealand Members of Parliament are free to make their own individual decisions, independent of the government, about how they respond to invitations to travel overseas," his spokesperson said.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
The report was one of several independent reviews of antisemitism in different sectors, which were commissioned in the wake of the fatal attack at Heaton Park Synagogue, in Manchester, in October 2025.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
There, the court held that the FAA’s exemption from arbitration for “contracts of employment” covered not only employees but also independent contractors.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026
The mother and the father were two independent sides and the child was the third—the biological hypotenuse to the parents’ two lines.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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