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autonomy

[aw-ton-uh-mee] / ɔˈtɒn ə mi /


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France also backed Morocco's autonomy plan as the basis for resolving the dispute in 2024.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

But with a football management structure at Old Trafford that includes Berrada, Wilcox and Vivell, it is likely that Howe - at least not immediately - would not be afforded the same level of autonomy.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“If they’re going to have a car that has a road map to autonomy, and it retails for less than the average new car in the United States, that’s a pretty positive formula.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The subsequent wave is based on the rise of AI agents that complete tasks with varying degrees of autonomy, complexity and duration.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

My mom’s magical thinking allows her to believe that I have total autonomy over my life.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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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