independent

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The program also includes legal benefits, including the ability to arbitrate disputes abroad at independent tribunals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“She isn’t used to making independent decisions anymore,” Jessica said of her manager.

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

An independent consultant and member of the British Numismatic Trade Association has provided a condition report describing the coin as having "a good cameo appearance" with "light hairlines and handling scuffs throughout".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

It would require the wildfire safety spending by Edison, Pacific Gas & Electric and San Diego Gas & Electric to be audited by an independent accounting firm.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

He and Mama were very independent on the farm, raising just about everything our family needed to eat: beans, greens, peas, potatoes, corn, wheat, apples, grapes.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson