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autonomy

[aw-ton-uh-mee] / ɔˈtɒn ə mi /


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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

There was a plan, too, to give the wider U.S. business more autonomy.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

And indeed, the loss of real autonomy in Athens and other cities had significant consequences.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

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

Assimilating college sports into the university would prevent them from being run as autonomies or fiefdoms.

From Washington Post Mar. 9, 2015

Opinions in Spain would split according to autonomies and political colour.

From Economist May 15, 2012

As he trimmed my beard he ranted about autonomies, puny city against puny city.

From Voices from the Past by Paul Alexander Bartlett




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