autonomy
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“Respondent’s behavior, although nonconsensual, did not exhibit a deliberate disregard for the dignity and autonomy of Complainant but was instead an error in judgment,” Waguespack wrote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Others are drawn by the autonomy and by social media, inexpensive digital tools and AI that made it easier and cheaper to strike out on their own.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
Russia conceded autonomy to Estonia and Ukraine, while Germany accelerated plans to found a Lithuanian state.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
The company that makes the computer advertises more advanced modules, which it claims will provide additional and even full autonomy.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2026
The eastern frontier, where Dacca was located, was fighting for autonomy from the ruling regime in the west.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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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
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
Vocabulary lists containing autonomy
To Thine Own Self Be True: Auto
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