independent
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Blanc won’t stand for re-election as senior independent director at the 2027 annual general meeting, BP said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Witness the spontaneous cooperation and messaging of independent AI agents in the recent Hugging Face hack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Later, as an independent councillor and then leader of the council, he helped secure funding for projects across Merthyr Tydfil and championed investment in education and community development.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
In a statement, the activists called for an independent investigation to establish "who requested, authorised, facilitated and concealed Dr Besigye's rendition".
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
On January 30, only three weeks after they learned of Marina Raskova’s death, the 587th flew an independent combat mission for the first time.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
That’s not to say that independents aren’t well supported; most of them align in some way with a larger custodian for those sorts of things.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
A March 2026 poll found 77% of all voters support raising taxes on billionaires, including 65% of Republicans, 75% of independents, and 91% of Democrats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
As the main parties are not standing against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, the 33 other candidates on the ballot are either from smaller political parties or are standing as independents.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
The poll found Talarico garnering 43% of independents to Paxton’s 23%; 29% remain undecided.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Every hotel concierge knows who to call if some guest wants tickets. All I’m sayin’ is, it’s not as easy as you think for a couple of independents.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
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