independent

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"China perceives Spain as relatively friendly, less confrontational toward China than other countries and likely more independent from Washington. This allows for more autonomous decision-making," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026

Gig drivers, food-delivery workers and independent drivers are being hit especially hard at the pump and making split-second calculations and adjustments to their lives and livelihoods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

"This isn't just a new value of the Hubble constant," the collaboration notes, "it's a community-built framework that brings decades of independent distance measurements together, transparently and accessibly."

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

For the past two years Györ has had an independent mayor and deputy mayor, but Fidesz still has a majority on the local council.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Often she’d fall asleep in the theater and wake up just before the crackling self-guided tour recording announced that India became independent from the British in 1947.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi