independent
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Kevin McElvogue is an independent councillor for the area.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
Phrases like "AI decided" or "ChatGPT knows" can make systems seem more independent or intelligent than they actually are.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
The vast majority of Iran’s roughly 1.6 million barrels a day of crude exports is bound for China and bought up by small, independent “teapot” refineries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
An independent press known for publishing books by controversial authors including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Melania Trump, Skyhorse is a real publisher with real distribution.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 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
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