independent

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Increasingly, these families are gaining direct access to these deals through nimbler independent wealth management firms and RIAs, according to Joshua Becker, co-leader of law firm Pillsbury’s Private Client & Family Office practice.

From Barron's • May 23, 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

Germany would also lose large chunks of territory to Belgium and other neighboring states, to newly independent Poland, and to other newborn nations created by Allied statesmen as they redrew the map of Europe.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman