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autonomy

[aw-ton-uh-mee] / ɔˈtɒn ə mi /


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Saronic set out to develop autonomous vessels with the goal of growing U.S. shipbuilding capacity and “redefine maritime superiority” using autonomy, Mavrookas said in a podcast interview last year.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

But under military pressure, the Kurds this year agreed a deal to integrate their institutions into the state, in a blow to their long-held aspirations for autonomy.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

At a charter school, we have quite a bit of autonomy with what we teach.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

The individual regions, or Lander, he adds, "were given a high degree of autonomy."

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

But now the autonomy of this interior domain, long regarded as inviolate, is open to question.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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

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

The peace and civilization of future humanity must be founded on respect for existing national autonomies.

From New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various




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