independent
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Her mother, Nadia Milleron, a niece of consumer advocate and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader, is running for Congress as an independent.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
“American girls are a little more on the independent side. She doesn’t say ‘don’t be independent,’ but she talks a lot about femininity.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Thyssenkrupp said it might retain a stake in the business once it becomes independent.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
Peer review—the quiet process in which independent experts vet scientific work—is the quality filter behind safe medicines, infrastructure standards, and daily technologies.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
On January 30, only three weeks after they learned of Marina Raskova’s death, the 587th flew an independent combat mission for the first time.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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