independent
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The vast majority of Iran’s roughly 1.6 million barrels a day of crude exports is bound for China and bought up by small, independent “teapot” refineries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
An independent press known for publishing books by controversial authors including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Melania Trump, Skyhorse is a real publisher with real distribution.
From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026
“That’s what is killing independent restaurants in this city.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
With the instantaneity of electrohydraulic power, the independent suspension puts real muscle into the car’s ride quality, chassis control and stability systems—provided you can ever get it near its limits to tell.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Such companies were legally independent of the people who set them up, or invested money in them, or managed them.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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