independent

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The city’s Securities and Futures Commission said Thursday that PwC Hong Kong will set aside one billion Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to US$127.7 million, to compensate eligible independent minority shareholders of China Evergrande.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

He added other measures had been introduced such as clear expectations of acceptable behaviours, an independent Freedom to Speak Up service and that the trust continually reviews how it supports staff well-being.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Yes, they have shareholders, they have boards, people they have to be accountable to, but they can also make independent decisions.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026

Former Fed governor Kevin Warsh told senators he would run an independent central bank, saying Trump has never asked him to commit to cutting interest rates and that he wouldn’t have agreed to do so.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Schoolteachers were told to encourage independent and critical-thinking skills in every subject and to teach students to think for themselves.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti