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autonomy

[aw-ton-uh-mee] / ɔˈtɒn ə mi /


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South West Devon Conservative MP Rebecca Smith welcomed the funding, but warned that businesses in Plymouth's marine autonomy sector might "pick up and leave" without regulation changes and a defence investment plan.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

We give our brains a sense of autonomy, control, mastery and a way of regulating our emotions, all of which are fundamental to our mental health.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

They argue that choosing the timing of one’s death is a matter of autonomy, that one should be able to lay down one’s life at will rather than suffer through difficult circumstances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“Not an unbounded and unlimited entity with high degrees of autonomy – but AI that is carefully calibrated, contextualized, within limits.”

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Mostly, I relish the autonomy and minute-by-minute freedom of motion.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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