autonomy
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Like her sister, she never doubts for one minute that she is a first-class citizen, entitled to equal rights, bodily autonomy, basic respect and a life of her choosing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
There’s a big, global capex cycle at work, a boom in defense spending and the development of energy autonomy in the newly-deglobalized world.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
According to analysts, Cairo will use the summit to underscore its strategic autonomy, showing it can leverage its close ties with both Washington and Beijing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
"It is a common autonomy brain that can transition between different aircraft," explains Matt George, Merlin's founder and CEO.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
He seemed to have moved beyond his need to assert so adamantly his autonomy, his need to separate himself from his parents.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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The underlying premise is that charter schools must have certain autonomies and flexibilities to function effectively.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 9, 2023
Spinning on an axis of anxiety, “Huesera” raises the provocative idea that motherhood can feel akin to a curse stripping one of stability and sacred autonomies.
From New York Times ● Jun. 8, 2022
They say it is an important step in closing the wounds left by the state takeover without sacrificing the autonomies that they say have been essential for driving academic progress.
From Washington Post ● May 10, 2016
Opinions in Spain would split according to autonomies and political colour.
From Economist ● May 15, 2012
But the foreigners, probably not understanding these separate autonomies, did not relish these requisitions, and Franklin found that he could do nothing.
From Benjamin Franklin by John T. (John Torrey) Morse
Vocabulary lists containing autonomy
To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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Human Geography - Middle School
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