autonomy
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The hosts try to hold all of it at once as they consider this viral story that sits at the intersection of disability rights and reproductive autonomy.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
From this perspective, proposed cuts or new oversight mechanisms are defended as fiscally responsible or democratically accountable, even if critics see them as hostile to scientific autonomy.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Questions abound, though, about the reliability of AI agents - and there are concerns they will use their autonomy to act erratically.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
Both Alfonsi and Vega have been critical of Weiss’s involvement in “60 Minutes,” which had been accustomed to a fair amount of autonomy from the rest of CBS News.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
I’d rather leave all my automatic functions with as much autonomy as they please, and hope for the best.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Vocabulary lists containing autonomy
To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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Human Geography - Middle School
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This Week in Words: September 22 - 28, 2018
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